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Peter Rollins (born 31 March 1973) is a Northern Irish writer, public speaker, philosopher and theologian who is a prominent figure in Radical Theology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Moody, Katharine, "The Church Emerging After the Birth of God" )〕 Drawing largely from various strands of Continental Philosophy, Rollins' early work operated broadly from within the tradition of Apophatic Theology, while his more recent books have signaled a move toward the theory and practice of Radical Theology. In these books Rollins develops a "religionless" interpretation of Christianity called Pyrotheology,〔Keefe-Perry, Callid ''Way to Water: A theopoetics Primer'' (Cascade Books, 2014), Loc 2232〕 an interpretation that views faith as a particular way of engaging with the world rather than a set of beliefs about the world.〔Rollins, Peter ''The Idolatry of God'' (Howard, 2012), p121〕 In contrast to the dominant reading of Christianity, this more existential approach argues that faith has nothing to do with upholding a religious identity, affirming a particular set of beliefs or gaining wholeness through conversion. Instead he has developed an approach that sees Christianity as a critique of these very things. This anti-religious reading stands against the actual existing church and lays the groundwork for an understanding of faith as a type of life in which one is able to celebrate doubt, ambiguity and complexity while deepening care and concern for the world.〔Rollins, Peter ''The Divine Magician'' (Howard, 2015) p95-96〕 He argues that the event which gave rise to the Christian tradition cannot itself be reduced to a tradition, but is rather a way of challenging traditions. In order to explore and promote these themes Rollins has founded a number of experimental communities such as ikon〔Caputo, John What Would Jesus Deconstruct? (Baker Academic, 2007), pp129-134〕 and ikonNYC. These groups describe themselves as iconic, apocalyptic, heretical, emerging and failing and engage in the performance of what they call 'transformance art' 〔Higgins, Cathy ''Churches in Exile'' (Columbia Press, 2013), Loc 3011〕 and the creation of "suspended space."〔Rollins, Peter ''The Fidelity of Betrayal'' (Paraclete Press, 2008), pp173-176〕 Because of their rejection of "worldview Christianity" and embrace of suspended space these groups purposelessly attempt to attract people with different political perspectives and opposing views concerning the existence of God and the nature of the world.〔Caputo, John ''What Would Jesus Deconstruct'' (Baker Academic, 2007), p130〕 Although Rollins does not directly identify with the emerging church movement,〔Higgins, Cathy ''Churches in Exile'' (Columbia Press, 2013), Loc 2994〕 he has been a significant influence on the movement's development. ==Early life and education== Rollins grew up in East Belfast during The Troubles,〔Keefe-Perry, Callid ''Way to Water: A theopoetics Primer'' (Cascade Books, 2014), Loc 2178〕 a period of intense and violent sectarian conflict that erupted in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s and resulted in the deaths of more than 3,600 people before the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, which is generally regarded as the end of the conflict, though pockets of violence persist today. He attended Orangefield Boys High School and left at the age of sixteen without the qualifications required for further study. He was unemployed for several years before taking a job as a youth worker in Carrickfergus and working in a homeless shelter run by the Simon Community on the Falls Road, Belfast.He then went on to study an access course on the Castlereagh Campus of the Belfast Metropolitan College (an intensive one-year course designed for disadvantaged students who wish to attend university but lack the entry requirements).〔''How (Not) to Speak of God'' (Paraclete Press, 2006) Back cover〕 Rollins has a B.A. Honors in Scholastic Philosophy, an M.A. in Political Theory and Social Criticism, and a Ph.D dealing with Post-Structural Theory from Queen's University, Belfast.〔http://www.conflicttransformation.ie/staff/dr-peter-rollins-research-associate/〕 Academics such as Cathy Higgins have explored how an understanding of Rollins activism requires an appreciation of The Troubles. The development of groups like the Belfast-based ikon collective was at least partially a response to the pervasive atmosphere of violence, economic hardship, rigid identity markers and deep rooted sectarianism in operation in the province. The sectarian violence combined with the use of religion to legitimize injustice, the fundamentalism of many Protestant churches and the sexual abuse scandals of the Catholic Church, played a major role in creating the frame of reference from which Rollins works.〔Higgins, Cathy ''Churches in Exile'' (Columbia Press, 2013), Loc 109-292〕 The result being an emphasis on creating practices designed so that “participants () set aside the various identities that define them" and gather as a gathering of equals to "share stories, struggles, and rituals that help them respond to one another in a Christ-like way.” 〔''Ibid.'' Loc 3010〕 In contrast to a dogmatic form of religion and she notes that ikon provided a space in which “doubt is viewed as healthy and necessary for owning our material reality, vulnerability and limitedness”.〔''Ibid.'' Loc 3037〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Rollins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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