Posts Tagged ‘peter rollins’
Peter Rollins articulates the difference between the said and the saying, explores the use of “meaningless” saying in the music of Sigur Ros, and sees the significance of Vonlenska-like language in pastoral action:
In academic life the said is often privileged over the saying. What is important is that meaning is communicated and, as such, [...]
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Tags: Emmanuel Levinas, Heima, Hoppipolla, pastoral care, peter rollins, Sigur Ros, The Orthodox Heretic, Vonlenska
Pete Rollins at his best
After spending the better part of a week chauffeuring Pete Rollins around the great city of Birmingham to various events and speaking engagements, I can honestly say that Pete was at his best in Harry’s Coffeehouse on the campus of Samford U. He engaged in some great q-and-a conversation with students and some philosophy faculty [...]
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Tags: ikon belfast, peter rollins
In the aftermath of a visit from Pete Rollins, i’m down for the count with influenza type A as I write. But no worries—it’s not virtually contagious. It was funny—Pete phoned me by accident yesterday, so we talked for a minute and he asked how I was doing. “I’m a bit [...]
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Tags: birmingham alabama, flash mob, ikon, kingdom of God, performance art, peter rollins, Shane Claiborne, Simple Way, The Living Room, Tom Livengood
(para)doxologies
an evening of food, drink, art and spoken words with Pete Rollins
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:30pm – 10:00pm
The J. Clyde Tavern
1312 Cobb Ln S
Birmingham, AL
The evening will be a mash-up of ‘paradoxologies’ offered by Pete Rollins (philosopher, speaker, author, and founder of ikon in Belfast), as well as others from the Birmingham Emergent Cohort. Justin Banger’s [...]
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Tags: birmingham alabama, Birmingham Emergent Cohort, emergent, ikon, paradox, peter rollins
Pete is coming to town
I had fun throwing this together this afternoon. It’s probably too busy of a flyer. Let me know what you think.
But the funny thing is Peter’s got a BA (Hons) First Class in Scholastic Philosophy, with a MA (Distinction) in Political Theory and Social Criticism, and a PhD in Post-Structural Theory from Queens University [...]
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Tags: Birmingham Emergent Cohort, emergent, lessons in evandalism, peter rollins

