Peter Rollins - The Archive
Peter Rollins
This is an archive of various talks and reflections that Peter has given in recent years. The archive is constantly being updated with old and new material, so subscribe to be kept up to date.
Episodes
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Mar 13, 2017 • 7min
Five Minutes to Get Out: A Reflection on Christmas
This is a short reflection I gave in the Netherlands in December 2016 for a TV show exploring the meaning of Christmas.
Mar 13, 2017 • 23min
Three Types Of Spirituality- The High, The Low And The Within
Here I explore the meaning of spirituality and its relationship with the material world. One definition is more traditionally theistic, one ambiguous and one more atheistic.
Mar 10, 2017 • 23min
Universalism And Bad Faith
Here I touch on two dominant types of universalism operating within Christianity, and contrast them with the type of universalism found in Pyrotheology.
Mar 8, 2017 • 26min
What is Religion
What is Religion by Peter Rollins
Feb 26, 2017 • 37min
Week 1: A Welcome, Introduction And Orientation
This is a little introduction to Atheism for Lent
Feb 24, 2017 • 22min
The Alien From Inner Space: Prometheus, Death Drive And Original Sin
Here I talk about some the theological and psychoanalytic insights embedded in the movie Prometheus, particularly around the themes of Death Drive and Sin.
Feb 20, 2017 • 33min
Did God Kill Jesus, Or Did Jesus Kill God- Some Thoughts On The Crucifixion
Did God Kill Jesus, Or Did Jesus Kill God- Some Thoughts On The Crucifixion by Peter Rollins
Feb 18, 2017 • 28min
The Critique Of God: Atheism, Mysticism And Materialist Theology
Here I outline the structure of my 2017 Atheism for Lent course and talk about some of the themes.
Jan 28, 2017 • 38min
Time In A Bottle- Transformance Art And Decentering Practice
Time In A Bottle- Transformance Art And Decentering Practice by Peter Rollins
Jan 25, 2017 • 20min
On Melancholy And Misery- In Praise Of Everyday Unhappiness
Here I talk about the nature of melancholy in Freud and
Lacan and how it might help us understand why their can be deadlocks in our desire.
