
The Idolatry of God
Breaking Our Addiction to Certainty and Satisfaction
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Peter Rollins
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Peter Rollins
Whether listeners 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 in order to open listeners up to a more loving, active manifestation of Christ’s love. In contrast to the usual understanding of the "Good News" as a message offering satisfaction and certainty, Rollins argues for a radical and shattering alternative. He explores how the Good News actually involves embracing the idea that we can’t be whole, that life is difficult, and that we are in the dark.
Showing how God has traditionally been approached as a product that will render us complete, remove our suffering, and reveal the answers, he introduces an incendiary approach to faith that invites us to joyfully embrace our brokenness, resolutely face our unknowing, and courageously accept the difficulties of existence. Only then, he argues, can we truly rob death of its sting and enter into the fullness of life.
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Rollins destroys this assumption brilliantly. That been said, it is not necessary to agree with everything he says to appreciate this book. I purchased this book based solely on the subtitle "Breaking our addiction to certainty." During the first chapter I started to wonder. Rollings makes a big issue of a sense of loss that we all feel, is at the core of our being, and has something to do with the birth experience. Well, maybe, and as my teenager would say "Whatever!"
Once past that, however, I became captivated. I would urge all believers to read/listen to this book. Yes, it will make you uncomfortable but it will make you think.
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Idolatry of God to be better than the print version?
Maybe not. It would be easier to underline good passages on a print version, but I like his reading and emphasis in certain parts of the book.What did you like best about this story?
Peter Rollins has a way of asking us to question our personal relationship with God to help to analyze what is important in our faith and what isn't.What does Peter Rollins bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His Irish accent is used in full effect when he tells some allegories/tales to underline his points. It has a lilt that I don't hear in American accents.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes. It isn't really long. Great for a road trip. You can talk with someone about it after you listen to it.Christianity from an Oblique Angle
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Beautiful book
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