S3 E23: Peter Rollins: Is God Dead? A Peek Into Radical Theology

Liminal Living

Key Take Aways:

• Embrace the contradictions and dividedness that are inherent in being human.
• Loss and death are fundamental aspects of existence that shape our experiences.
• Grief should be acknowledged and processed as a natural part of life.
• The death of God and the tearing of the temple curtain challenge the idea of liminality as a space where the finite and infinite meet.
• Certain objects capture a sense of transcendence and the eternal within them, rather than behind them.
• Christianity is radical in its belief in the death of God and the alienation within the divine.
• Hope is the driving force that motivates us to work for something better in the present moment.
• A better understanding of God in the modern world embraces self-division and ontological unknowing.
• Living in the present moment and embracing self-division can lead to a more fulfilling and authentic experience of life.

Chapters:

-Introduction and Espresso

-The Northern Ireland Peace Process

-The Apocalyptic Perspective and Psychoanalysis

-The Redemptive Power of Embracing Loss and Death

-Critiquing the Notion of Liminality

-The Eternal Within Objects

-The Role of Hope and the Present Moment

-Embracing Self-Division and Ontological Unknowing

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