Peter Rollins

  • peterrollins.net » The King and His Jester

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    peterrollins.net » The King and His Jester: Religion and its Acceptable Transgressions In contrast to the jester, the trickster is someone who transgresses against a system they are part of in a way that genuinely jars the system itself. The trickster is a revolutionary figure who is able to expose the reactionary moral, political and…

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  • Saul or Paul?

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    a Sermon for the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Text: Acts 26:9-21 From Saul to Paul In the story of the Conversion of Paul, we have perhaps the ultimate Christian example. Paul speaks of his old self, a conversion, and a transformation. Before he became Paul, he was Saul: a self-proclaimed zealot. He was…

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  • into the wild

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    Though I’ve read the book by Jon Krakauer, this isn’t a book review, or even a direct allusion. But maybe it is. It seems as if we are bound to our domesticated life by shear will and determination. It is out in the wild that we actually yearn to live. Maybe its time we moved…

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