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Peter Rollins

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Originally developed as a Lenten practice, this offers a practice you can engage in throughout the year. You get five weeks of daily reflections – made up of articles, podcasts, book excerpts and videos – that introduce you to many of the greatest critiques of religion. In addition, you’ll get five talks by me, available in both video and audio formats.

So why do this? Perhaps you’ve always been interested in engaging with some of the best critiques of religion. Or maybe you’re a believer who suspects that the material might not be as anti-faith as some say. Or it could be that you just want some good old-fashioned intellectual stimulation.

On top of the more garden variety atheism we’ll explore why many mystics, theologians and philosophers have claimed that atheism is closer to the truth of faith than theism – an idea that has annoyed and confused people on both sides of the theist/atheist divide.

May God Rid Me Of God: Reflections on Atheism and Mysticism

The Enigma of Belief

What is Religion

In this talk I explore the riddle that Simone Weil wrote: What does the miser lose when he loses his fortune.

How to Eat an Omelette: The Miser, his Money and the Magical Object

Embracing The Lack- The Conservative, The Revolutionary And The Rebel

Atheism For Lent

In this talk I explore Tillich's idea that theology is a way of defending us against sacred and secular ways of trying to control the world.

The Role of Theology: Against Superstition and Crude Materialism

In this Live video I look at what it might mean to actively desire what we don't have, and how this connects with Christianity.

The Art of Wanting Want: Christianity and Desire

Here I introduce the mystics and explore their understanding of atheism. I also touch on how the mystical system was the forerunner of many contemporary sciences.

Encircling the Nothing: Mysticism, Truth and the Unknowable

Zizek, week1, Q&A

In this pyro-seminar I look at why oppressive systems work and what we might get out of their failure. To get access to all the pyro-seminars (and lots of other stuff) join my patreon.

Not getting what you want

In this short reflection I outline one of the central differences between Jung's Analytical Psychology and Freud's Psychoanalysis. This is a reflection that is based on a talk I recently gave on a critical assessment of Jordan Peterson's work.

Psychoanalysis vs Depth Psychology | On Jung and Freud

From a philosophical point of view, Advent can be seen as a time when we might open ourselves up to the thought of the Infinite erupting in the heart of Finite. Beyond its narrowly religious meaning, we can say that the word 'Incarnation' articulates the idea of Truth being enfleshed in the world.

This provides the perfect opportunity for me to offer an Advent course on one of my favorite books by Paul Tillich. The book is based on a series of lectures that Tillich gave shortly before his death, and it represents his last important work. It also happens to be his most personal work, and one of the clearest overviews of his life project. 

The lectures explore Tillich’s lifelong search for the Absolute, and draw out how he viewed this passionate search as itself the evidence that the Absolute he sought had already been found.

During this course we’ll confront a powerful argument, beautifully articulated, that explores how ‘seeking’ and ‘finding’ are intimately intertwined. An argument that provides a way to avoid both fundamentalism on one hand and relativism on the other.

By doing this course, you will gain a powerful way of understanding the relationship between faith and doubt, grasp what Tillich means by ‘the God beyond God’, and gain an appreciation of how we might already be grounded in the truth that we seek.

If you'd like to join me for this advent course, just jump onto my website or click peterrollins.com/advent

Advent Course | Paul Tillich and the Absolute

Here I take a look at Capitalism. In particular, I reflect on whether Capitalism is rooted in our natural tendencies, whether it is the final system, and what, if anything, might lie beyond it.

The C Word

Does thinking get us anywhere? Is relativism possible? What can we know? In this seminar I explore Speculative Philosophy through the lens of Paul Tillich's book My Search for Absolutes. To hear my full set of lectures on this book, visit peterrollins.com and get my Find and You Will Seek course.

How Far Can You Get Without Getting out of Bed

In this podcast I explore the roots of modern notions of romance, the impossibility of relationships, and how to turn that impossibility into something truly beautiful. I even give a little relationship advice at the end!

How to Manage Impossible Relationships

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.

Advent Course | Paul Tillich and the Absolute

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