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by Peter Rollins

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Employing the insights of apophatic theology and deconstructive theory, this resource explores the subversive and clandestine nature of a Christianity that dwells within religious institutions while simultaneously undermining them.

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"About 30 years ago, I came across the evocative phrase 'religionless Christianity' in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's later writings, and it has stayed with me ever since. In his new book The Fidelity of Betrayal, Peter Rollins has teased out - as Bonhoeffer never had the chance to do - profound possibilities hidden in the phrase. As a huge fan of Peter's first book, I find his second no less thoughtful, stimulating, and at times unsettling - always in a most (de)constructive way. His subversive parables, his clever turns of phrase, and his beguiling clarity all conspire to tempt the reader into that most fertile and terrifying of activities - to think to the very rim of one's understanding, and then to faithfully imagine the Truth that lies far beyond."

- Brian McLaren, author/activist (www.brianmclaren.net)

What if one of the core demands of a radical Christianity lay in a call for its betrayal, while the ultimate act of affirming God required the forsaking of God? And what if fidelity to the Judeo-Christian Scriptures demanded their renunciation? In short, what would it mean if the only way of finding real faith involved betraying it with a kiss?

Employing the insights of mysticism and deconstructive theory, The Fidelity of Betrayal delves into the subversive and revolutionary nature of a Christianity that dwells within the church while simultaneously undermining it.

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  • Title Fidelity of Betrayal: Towards a Church Beyond Belief
  • Author Peter Rollins
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 196
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Paraclete Press (MA), Orleans, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2008-05-01
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9781557255600 / 1557255601
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (20.07 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Catholic
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Catholic
    • Theometrics: Mainline
  • Category Religion - Commentaries / Reference
  • Library of Congress subjects God (Christianity), Emergent church movement
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008006181
  • Dewey Decimal Code 230

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  • Publishers Weekly, 04/21/2008, Page 54
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