The Idolatry of God - by Peter Rollins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Theological firebrand Peter Rollins asserts that mainstream Christianity reduces God to an idol, made in our own image, for the purpose of providing certainty and satisfaction.</b> <p/><b>You can't be satisfied. Life is difficult. You don't know the secret.</b> <p/>Whether readers are devout believers or distant seekers, <i>The Idolatry of God </i>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 readers up to a more loving, active manifestation of Christ's love. <p/>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Caveat emptor. Let the reader, the Christian, the skeptic beware, for with <i>The Idolatry of God</i>, Peter Rollins has taken his theological program of turning everything we believe upside down to the next level. Not content to simply subvert <i>how</i> we believe, Rollins now turns his attention to <i>what </i>we believe. If you don't want your faith challenged, don't read this book."--Tony Jones, author of A Better Atonement<br><br>"This full-scale repurposing of Christian vocabulary and endorsement of theological mystery is often deeply rewarding."-- "Publisher's Weekly"<br>
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