{"product_id":"insurrection-to-believe-is-human-to-doubt-divine-9781451609004","title":"Insurrection: To Believe Is Human to Doubt, Divine","description":"In this incendiary new work, the controversial author and speaker Peter Rollins proclaims that the Christian faith is not primarily concerned with questions regarding life after death but with the possibility of life \u003ci\u003ebefore \u003c\/i\u003edeath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn order to unearth this truth, Rollins prescribes a radical and wholesale critique of contemporary Christianity that he calls \u003ci\u003epyro-theology. \u003c\/i\u003eIt is only as we submit our spiritual practices, religious rituals, and dogmatic affirmations to the flames of fearless interrogation that we come into contact with the reality that Christianity is in the business of transforming our world rather than offering a way of interpreting or escaping it. Belief in the Resurrection means but one thing: \u003ci\u003eParticipation in an Insurrection.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Pete does in this book is take you to the edge of a cliff where you can see how high you are and how far you would fall if you lost your footing. And just when most writers would kindly pull you back from edge, he pushes you off, and you find yourself without any solid footing, disoriented, and in a bit of a panic...until you realize that your fall is in fact, a form of flying. And it's thrilling.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eRob Bell\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eLove Wins \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVelvet Elvis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile others labor to save the Church as they know it, Peter Rollins takes an ax to the roots of the tree. Those who have enjoyed its shade will want to stop him, but his strokes are so clean and true that his motive soon becomes clear: this man trusts the way of death and resurrection so much that he has become fearless of religion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Barbara Brown Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eLeaving Church\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Altar in the World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Rollins writes and thinks like a new Bonhoeffer, crucifying the trappings of religion in order to lay bare a radical, religionless and insurrectional Christianity. A brilliant new voice--an activist, a storyteller and a theologian all in one--and not a moment too soon.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--John D. Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus, Syracuse University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What does it mean when the Son of God cries out, 'My God, My God, why have you forsaken me'? Brilliantly, candidly, and faithfully, Rollins wrestles here with that question. You may not agree with his answers and conclusions, but you owe it to yourself and to the Church at large to read what he says.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--Phyllis Tickle, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Emergence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent thinking and excellent writing  I hope this fine book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ereceives the broad reading it deserves. It will change lives, and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eour understanding of what religion is all about \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eAlbuquerque, New Mexico\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1082394\"\u003ePeter Rollins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.57w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451609004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451609000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL067000\"\u003eChristian Theology | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL012000\"\u003eChristian Living | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL075000\"\u003ePsychology of Religion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Howard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44456165802221,"sku":"9781451609004","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f935a7a5-76e5-4759-b64a-028e445b78c0.jpg?v=1700396428","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/insurrection-to-believe-is-human-to-doubt-divine-9781451609004","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}