A faith that can only exist in the light of victory and certainty is one which really affirms the self while pretending to affirm Christ, for it only follows Jesus in the belief that Jesus has conquered death. Yet a faith that can look at the horror of the cross and still say โyesโ is one that says โnoโ to the self in saying โyesโ to Christ.
Peter RollinsIn contrast we let go of existence, meaning, and the sublime as categories to describe the object โGod.โ Instead these become ways in which we engage with the world. Yet, as we affirm the world in love, we indirectly sense that in letting go of God we have, in fact, found ourselves at the very threshold of God.
Peter RollinsHere God is not approached as an object that we must love, but as a mystery present in the very act of love itself.
Peter RollinsTruly embracing the fragility and tensions of life...brings with it the possibility of true joy.
Peter RollinsChristianity can be described as a theological materialism: It is that which transforms our material existence. If our faith does not throw us into the arms of the world, if it does not lead to our experience of responsibility, love, celebration, and our commitment to transformation, then, whatever we call it, we have nothing but an empty shell.
Peter Rollins