Peter Rollins: 10 books

Book cover of The Divine Magician

The Divine Magician

The Disappearance of Religion and the Discovery of Faith

by Peter Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015

In this mind-bending exploration of traditional Christianity, firebrand Peter Rollins turns the tables on conventional wisdom, offering a fresh perspective focused on a life filled with love. Peter Rollins knows one magic trick—now, make sure you watch closely. It has three parts: the Pledge,...
Book cover of Insurrection

Insurrection

To Believe Is Human To Doubt, Divine

by Peter Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011

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 before death. In order to unearth this truth, Rollins prescribes a radical...
Book cover of Orthodox Heretic: And Other Impossible Tales
by Peter Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009

Rollins has already established himself as a major voice and an astute, generative force within the emergence Christianity. The Orthodox Heretic is his most accessible and engaging work to date." - Phyllis Tickle In this bold new book Peter Rollins presents a vision of faith that has little regard...
Book cover of How (Not) to Speak of God

How (Not) to Speak of God

Marks of the Emerging Church

by Peter Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006

With sensitivity to the Christian tradition and a rich understanding of postmodern thought, Peter Rollins argues that the movement known as the “emerging church” offers a singular, unprecedented message of transformation that has the potential to revolutionize the theological and moral architecture...
Book cover of Fidelity of Betrayal: Toward a Church Beyond Belief
by Peter Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008

"About 30 years ago, I came across the evocative phrase 'religionless Christianity' in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's later writings, and it has stayed with me ever since. In his new book The Fidelity of Betrayal, Peter Rollins has teased out - as Bonhoeffer never had the chance to do - profound possibilities...
Book cover of The Idolatry of God

The Idolatry of God

Breaking Our Addiction to Certainty and Satisfaction

by Peter Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013

You can’t be satisfied. Life is difficult. You don’t know the secret. Whether readers are devout believers or distant seekers, The Idolatry of God shows that we must lay down our certainties and honestly admit our doubts to identify with Jesus. Rollins purposely upsets fundamentalist certainty...
Book cover of Church in the Present Tense (ēmersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
by Scot McKnight, Kevin Corcoran, Jason Clark
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011

Much has been written by practitioners advocating the emerging church phenomenon, but confusion about the nature and beliefs of those who identify with the emerging church still exists. Now that the movement has aged a bit, the time has come for a more rigorous, scholarly analysis. Here four influential...
Book cover of America Reflected: Language, Satire, Film, and the National Mind
by Peter C. Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2011

America Reflected offers eclectic film criticism and considerations of distinctive American voices from the ante-bellum era to the present."Rollins examines the roles of language, satire, and film in reflecting the American consciousness through such diverse sources as Orestes Brownson, Benjamin...
Book cover of FaceOff
by Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Sandford
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014

A New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller! Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and including stories by Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and more, this one-of-a-kind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from the best and most popular thriller series...
Book cover of Why We Fought

Why We Fought

America's Wars in Film and History

by Peter C. Rollins, John E. O'Connor
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2008

Film moves audiences like no other medium; both documentaries and feature films are especially remarkable for their ability to influence viewers. Best-selling author James Brady remarked that he joined the Marines to fight in Korea after seeing a John Wayne film, demonstrating how a motion picture...
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