Ideology and Alienation: Self-Help vs. Grace by Peter Rollins

Ideology and Alienation: Self-Help vs. Grace

Every month on my Patreon, we discuss a movie. This month I talk about They Live

They Live

An event in LA with special guests Elliott Morgan, Ryan Nicodemus, Lisa and Michael Gungor and James Spaite

The Unknowing God

This is the first talk in my Pascal Course. Here I outline what Pascal is setting out to achieve in his famous Pensées. The course starts on 25th June and is open to everyone signed up to Blaze on my Patreon.

Seminar 1 | Structuring Pensées

This is a conversation I had with philosopher Cadell Last, exploring the world of psychedelics.

Pyrotheology and Psychedelics

Every month on my Patreon, some of us watch a movie and discuss it. This month I facilitated a conversation on the excellent action comedy Riders of  Justice.

Exposure | Riders of Justice

Atheism for Lent | Part 7 | God as Present Absence by Peter Rollins

Atheism for Lent | Part 7 | God as Present Absence

Atheism for Lent | Part 6 | God as Groundless by Peter Rollins

Atheism for Lent | Part 6 | God as Groundless

Atheism for Lent | Part 4 | God is US by Peter Rollins

Atheism for Lent | Part 4 | God is US

Atheism for Lent | Part 3 | God IS Not by Peter Rollins

Atheism for Lent | Part 3 | God IS Not

This is an archive of various talks and reflections that Peter has given in recent years. The archive is constantly being updated with old and new material, so subscribe to be kept up to date.

There is no heavenly realm, but at least podcasts are free!

Existential Nihilism for a steal!

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Peter Rollins - The Archive

One of C.S. Lewis’ most interesting and intriguing works is a short story entitled ‘Light’. A huge amount of controversy and mythology surrounds the text itself, and it was never published in his lifetime. Indeed, its final form wasn’t published until two decades after his death. This is a dark story that reads like something penned by Jean-Paul Sartre or Camus.In this seminar I offer a close reading of the story and use it to unpack the nature of desire, the madness that comes from certainty and the nature of the Sublime. I’ll employ the story as a means of shedding light on Lacan’s enigmatic statement, “do not give way on your desire” and draw out the difference between fundamentalist fanaticism and a healthy celebration of the Sublime.

One of C.S. Lewis’ most interesting and intriguing works is a short story entitled ‘Light’. A huge amount of controversy and mythology surrounds the text itself, and it was never published in his lifetime. Indeed, its final form wasn’t published until two decades after his death. This is a dark story that reads like something penned by Jean-Paul Sartre or Camus. In this seminar I offer a close reading of the story and use it to unpack the nature of desire, the madness that comes from certainty and the nature of the Sublime. I’ll employ the story as a means of shedding light on Lacan’s enigmatic statement, “do not give way on your desire” and draw out the difference between fundamentalist fanaticism and a healthy celebration of the Sublime.

The Madness of Catching Light | On C.S. Lewis, Lacan and the Sublime

This is an interview from December 2014 that Peter did with Pete Holmes. The cover ghosts, suffering, loss and love.

You Made it Weird

Ezekiel Bulver

The Quantum Level of Reason | C.S. Lewis and Ezekiel Bulver by Peter Rollins

The Quantum Level of Reason | C.S. Lewis and Ezekiel Bulver

Jordan Peterson

This is a talk I gave at conference is Boise University that aimed at exploring the work and world of popular speaker Jordan Peterson. In contrast to the growing body of work that shows how Peterson misunderstands and misreads many of the theorists he references, I want to concentrate on one of the people he reads well: Carl Jung. I aim to show that Jungian theory lies at the very heart of Peterson's understanding of subjectivity, his views on religion and his political orientation.In this seminar I'll be showing how Jung's fundamentally religious orientation differs from the central insights of psychoanalysis, and how it leads to Peterson's conservative understanding of Christianity and reactionary political vision. A vision that ultimately sustains the very progressive politics he fights against.

This is a talk I gave at conference is Boise University that aimed at exploring the work and world of popular speaker Jordan Peterson. In contrast to the growing body of work that shows how Peterson misunderstands and misreads many of the theorists he references, I want to concentrate on one of the people he reads well: Carl Jung. I aim to show that Jungian theory lies at the very heart of Peterson's understanding of subjectivity, his views on religion and his political orientation. In this seminar I'll be showing how Jung's fundamentally religious orientation differs from the central insights of psychoanalysis, and how it leads to Peterson's conservative understanding of Christianity and reactionary political vision. A vision that ultimately sustains the very progressive politics he fights against.

Who is Number One | On Jordan Peterson and the Political

Gravity And Grace- Simone Weil And The World by Peter Rollins

Gravity And Grace- Simone Weil And The World

How does ideology prevent us from touching antagonism, how does it function in religion, and is there a religionless way of articulating faith. Click here to get the course I talk about in the video: https://peterrollins.com/beyond-belief

How does ideology prevent us from touching antagonism, how does it function in religion, and is there a religionless way of articulating faith. Click here to get the course I talk about in the video: <a href="https://peterrollins.com/beyond-belief" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://peterrollins.com/beyond-belief</a>

See no evil, acknowledge no evil, experience no evil | On Ideology and Antagonism

Watching a movie is anything but a passive experience. What happens on the screen is not something we merely observe, but rather offers a mise-en-scène that hooks our desire. Movies show us something about the desire of the society from which they emerge, and something of the desire of the individual that enjoys them. Yet great movies can do more than simply express, incite and manipulate our desire. Some of the most critically acclaimed movies - such as Citizen Kane - confront us with the frailty, contingency and impotence of the objects that often fascinate us the most. This unnerving experience is something that Lacan referred to as an experience of the Gaze. In this seminar, I be look at what this means via reference to some concrete cinematic examples and then connecting it to the work of pyrotheology.

Watching a movie is anything but a passive experience. What happens on the screen is not something we merely observe, but rather offers a mise-en-scène that hooks our desire. Movies show us something about the desire of the society from which they emerge, and something of the desire of the individual that enjoys them. Yet great movies can do more than simply express, incite and manipulate our desire. Some of the most critically acclaimed movies - such as Citizen Kane - confront us with the frailty, contingency and impotence of the objects that often fascinate us the most. This unnerving experience is something that Lacan referred to as an experience of the Gaze. In this seminar, I be look at what this means via reference to some concrete cinematic examples and then connecting it to the work of pyrotheology.

Confronting the Void | Transformance Art, Citizen Kane and the Gaze

Love Does Not Exist

This is the second seminar in my Dialectics of God course. Here I explore the Radical Theologian in William Hamilton's categories of Detective, Assassin and Artist. We look at what it might mean for God to die in a cosmic sense, and touch on the connection between Altizer's work and pyrotheology.

Radical Theology and the Christ Event

The Magic Trick of Christianity | Pledge, Turn and Prestige by Peter Rollins

The Magic Trick of Christianity | Pledge, Turn and Prestige

In this podcast I explore the roots of modern notions of romance, the impossibility of relationships, and how to turn that impossibility into something truly beautiful. I even give a little relationship advice at the end!

How to Manage Impossible Relationships

The Challenge Of Knowing What You Believe by Peter Rollins

The Challenge Of Knowing What You Believe

Sean McDonald

I'm joined by Sean McDonald, who is a Lacanian psychoanalytic psychotherapist with a private practice in Los Angeles. In this conversation we talk about Christmas and the oppressive injunction 'Enjoy!', what psychoanalysis offers as an alternative to this, and the relationship between clinical psychoanalysis and Pyrotheology.

Surviving Christmas | A conversation with Sean McDonald

What is Religion

Here I unpack Žižek's analysis of Jordan Peterson in The Independent, with reference to Peterson's Channel 4 interview with Cathy Newman

The Obsessive and the Hysteric: Žižek on Peterson

In this pyro-seminar I look at why oppressive systems work and what we might get out of their failure. To get access to all the pyro-seminars (and lots of other stuff) join my patreon.

Not getting what you want

This is an early Pyro-seminar that explores the relation between pyrotheology and atheism. For lots more seminars, sign up at pyrotheology.com

This is an early Pyro-seminar that explores the relation between pyrotheology and atheism. For lots more seminars, sign up at <a href="http://pyrotheology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pyrotheology.com</a>

When Atheism isn't Atheistic Enough

In this short reflection I explore the theological conception of Providence and attempt to excavate its existential meaning.

When Everything Isn't Enough: On Providence, Osteen and Anxiety

With traumatic events like those witnessed in Charlottesville, we’re faced with the challenge of how to read, and respond to, the rise of right wing organizations.  In the current climate of political unrest, there are groups who wish to mobilize discontent around the figure of a scapegoat. Some group that can be held responsible for real political, economic and cultural antagonisms.In this seminar we explore a theoretical framework that can help us interpret the rise of extremism and understand how to develop an effective response. Beyond condemnation and calls for love, we look at how a pyrotheological reading of Christianity can help us actively forge micro-societies of resistance that can positively transform our political landscape.

With traumatic events like those witnessed in Charlottesville, we’re faced with the challenge of how to read, and respond to, the rise of right wing organizations. In the current climate of political unrest, there are groups who wish to mobilize discontent around the figure of a scapegoat. Some group that can be held responsible for real political, economic and cultural antagonisms. In this seminar we explore a theoretical framework that can help us interpret the rise of extremism and understand how to develop an effective response. Beyond condemnation and calls for love, we look at how a pyrotheological reading of Christianity can help us actively forge micro-societies of resistance that can positively transform our political landscape.

Losing the Lost Object | On Scapegoating, Ideology and Conversion

In this FB Live, I introduce the concepts of Transference and Fantasy, as well as exploring how they can be overcome.

How to Gain Clients and Extract Wealth: The End of Transference and Traversing the Fantasy

The Best Multi-Part Documentaries, with documentaries on Obama, Federer vs Nadal, the making of Star Wars, Netflix vs Blockbuster and more. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!

Best Multi-Part Documentaries

The best podcast episodes about true crime. For any thrill seeking podcast listeners who just can't get enough of the captivating stories of murderers and criminals. This topic has all the best episodes from many different true crime podcasts.  Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!