Podcasts about pyrotheology

In this talk I clarify the theory and technology of Pyrotheology using the Lacanian ideas of Demand, Desire and Drive

Break out your dictionaries folks, this one got in the weeds a bit. But if you're familiar with Peter Rollins, you're probably not too surprised by that. Peter is a philosopher, public intellectual, and self-described anti-guru who writes and speaks extensively about concepts like the death of God, negative theology, "pyrotheology," and Atheism for Lent. He's been on our list to talk to since we started the podcast, and we're finally making it happen. And wouldn't you know it, we had so much to dig into that we had to talk to him again, so this will be a two-parter.Fair warning: Peter has some challenging things to say, pretty much regardless of where you land on the religious or political spectrum. His ideas are not easy to swallow or to understand, but we did our best to get to the bottom of some of them. And we had a great time doing it. Let us know what you think!You can find the transcript for this episode here.Content note: This episode has some adult themes and mild profanity.=====Want to support us?The best way is to subscribe to our Patreon. Annual memberships are available for a 10% discount.If you'd rather make a one-time donation, you can contribute through our PayPal. Other important info: Rate & review us on Apple & Spotify Follow us on social media at @PPWBPodcast Watch & comment on YouTube Email us at pastorandphilosopher@gmail.com Cheers!

A conversation about Negative Psychoanalysis and Pyrotheology

Dr. Cadell Last is a philosopher interested in the greatest intellectual works with the aim of bringing the mysteries of these works into a personal engagement for the life of the mind. In this conversation, we explore his article on Peter Rollins and pyrotheology. We also discuss the connections between psychoanalysis and Nietzsche.

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

Every month I run a Coffee and Concepts event on Patreon. In this one we discuss the nature of desire, its connection to religion and how all this connects with the work and world of Pyrotheology

In this segment from Wake 2021, I chat with Barry Taylor about Pyrotheology.

We don't often hear the word POLYMATH, probably because there aren't very many. It's the perfect way to describe Peter Rollins, though. He's that rare person who can deftly weave a huge range of ideas to help us think through big, complex issues. Also… bonus! Peter Rollins is a hell of a hang. Integrating psychology, history, theology, philosophy, and the X factor of the Irish storyteller, Peter Rollins provides us with his singular view on human nature. We found many moments during post-production where we replayed sections over and over to savor what Peter shared - we think you will, too. Tell Me Something True is a 100% independent podcast. There are no corporations or advertisers backing this community. We are 100% funded by the TMST community. Peter's site: https://peterrollins.com/ Support TMST and keep it ad-free: https://tmst.supercast.com/ Join our free on-line community (it's NOT a Facebook group!): https://www.tmstpod.com/

This week Gordon and Joe sit down with Peter Rollins, philosopher and founder of Pyrotheology. They take a deep dive into Pyrotheology which embodies Peter’s work, as well as the ‘Atheism for Lent’ event which Peter runs annually. Be advised there is a few pinging notification sounds, which couldn’t be edited out in the episode.We are hosting our weekly Clubhouse event on Wednesday (8PM GMT) - Click Here to add it to your calendar Show NotesPeter's Website (Most of his work is found on here) Peter's Instagram Peter's TwitterPeter's YouTube Subscribe to our email list for exclusive content, special offers from our guests and every episode directly in your inbox - hereLiminal Podcast is for people trying to learn how to deal with life when the rug gets pulled from under your feet. Join Gordon and Joe on their journey into liminal space, as they speak frankly and honestly with friends and experts about their experiences, and ways to deal with change in a healthy way, be that through humour, self-care, science, or spirituality.Liminal Podcast couldn’t happen without the support of our team, as always massive thank you to Harry for writing the theme music, Haley for creating our logo and Leah for everything she does behind the scenes. Thank you to everyone who rates and reviews the show, we really appreciate it.Subscribe to Liminal PodcastApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyStitcherFollow us on Social MediaFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTok

Scott and Seth talk way too much about buckets, say the word "desire" too often, and think that success isn't really a thing... We desire success, right? But what does that look like? 1. We can desire the desire of those we desire 2. We can desire what others desire 3. We can desire to frustrate others *Heavily influenced by the work of Peter Rollins and Pyrotheology*

In this penultimate seminar in my six part series on Pyrotheology, we look at the idea of a community that helps people affirm their individuality. A community that enables us to think for ourselves, take responsibility for our actions, and find freedom from the tyranny of utopia.

In my forth seminar from the six part Pyrotheology course, we delve into the meaning of Lack as a positive force. Here we touch on the idea of a community held together by a shared loss and how the sacred returns to us in a virtual form after its loss as a fantasmic, fictional object. Get full seminars, book studies and courses by joining up at https://pyrotheology.com

This is the second of six seminars introducing the theory and technology of Pyrotheology. In this talk, I explore the move from a sense that we are lacking some secret that would make us whole, to the the experience of lack as the secret itself.

This is the first of six seminars introducing the theory and technology of Pyrotheology. In this talk, I use the structure of a traditional magic trick to outline the trajectory of pyrotheology.

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.

Kristopher's reflections on the art of preaching are based this week on a sermon he preached back in August, 2019 at the Redlands Church. Although it is not the "current" message, it neither is a "re-run." Kristopher will return to the pulpit on October 19 and Behind the Sermon will be "live" once again the following Monday. This episode is about one aspect of calling that is universal for all people, long-lasting, and perhaps the most divisive.As always, this episode features the full recording of the original message along with reflection on how it came to be, what worked, what didn’t work, and everything in between.Author's Note: This was one of the earliest recordings of the podcast and at that time, the working title and segment titles did not match the current format or descriptions. Please excuse the ongoing edits and improvements!Learn more about Pastor Kristopher at: www.krisloewen.comCatch the Youtube version of this episode, which includes video of the original sermon along with the audio podcast: https://www.youtube.com/loewkrRead the text from the Gospel of Mark here.Leonard Sweet’s work is estensive. Consider checking out his book, From Tablet to Table: Where Community is Found and Identity is Formedslide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, is an excellent book about creating quality visuals for presentations.Learn about Phoebe Judge and her magnificent podcast, Criminal, here.I was introduced to Paul Tillich’s work by Peter Holmes (of “How Not to Speak of God” and Pyrotheology lore). Paul Tillich’s “The Courage to Be” is challenging but enriching.

Kristopher's reflections on the art of preaching are based this week on a sermon he preached back in August, 2019 at the Redlands Church. Although it is not the "current" message, it neither is a "re-run." Kristopher will return to the pulpit on October 19 and Behind the Sermon will be "live" once again the following Monday. This episode is about one aspect of calling that is universal for all people, long-lasting, and perhaps the most divisive.As always, this episode features the full recording of the original message along with reflection on how it came to be, what worked, what didn’t work, and everything in between.Author's Note: This was one of the earliest recordings of the podcast and at that time, the working title and segment titles did not match the current format or descriptions. Please excuse the ongoing edits and improvements!Learn more about Pastor Kristopher at: www.krisloewen.comCatch the Youtube version of this episode, which includes video of the original sermon along with the audio podcast: https://www.youtube.com/loewkrRead the text from the Gospel of Mark here.Leonard Sweet’s work is estensive. Consider checking out his book, From Tablet to Table: Where Community is Found and Identity is Formedslide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, is an excellent book about creating quality visuals for presentations.Learn about Phoebe Judge and her magnificent podcast, Criminal, here.I was introduced to Paul Tillich’s work by Peter Holmes (of “How Not to Speak of God” and Pyrotheology lore). Paul Tillich’s “The Courage to Be” is challenging but enriching.

This episode covers Kristopher's October 5, 2019 sermon about Mark 2:13-17, which is about Levi's calling to discipleship and criticism Jesus faced for socializing with pariahs in his culture. The original sermon was preached at the Redlands Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southern California. This episode features the full recording of that sermon along with reflection on how it came to be, what worked, what didn’t work, and everything in between.Learn more about Pastor Kristopher at: www.krisloewen.comCatch the Youtube version of this episode, which includes video of the original sermon along with the audio podcast: https://www.youtube.com/loewkrRead the text from the Gospel of Mark here.Leonard Sweet’s work is estensive. Consider checking out his book, From Tablet to Table: Where Community is Found and Identity is Formedslide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, is an excellent book about creating quality visuals for presentations. Learn about Phoebe Judge and her magnificent podcast, Criminal, here. I was introduced to Paul Tillich’s work by Peter Holmes (of “How Not to Speak of God” and Pyrotheology lore). Paul Tillich’s “The Courage to Be” is challenging but enriching.

This episode covers Kristopher's October 5, 2019 sermon about Mark 2:13-17, which is about Levi's calling to discipleship and criticism Jesus faced for socializing with pariahs in his culture. The original sermon was preached at the Redlands Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southern California. This episode features the full recording of that sermon along with reflection on how it came to be, what worked, what didn’t work, and everything in between.Learn more about Pastor Kristopher at: www.krisloewen.comCatch the Youtube version of this episode, which includes video of the original sermon along with the audio podcast: https://www.youtube.com/loewkrRead the text from the Gospel of Mark here.Leonard Sweet’s work is estensive. Consider checking out his book, From Tablet to Table: Where Community is Found and Identity is Formedslide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, is an excellent book about creating quality visuals for presentations. Learn about Phoebe Judge and her magnificent podcast, Criminal, here. I was introduced to Paul Tillich’s work by Peter Holmes (of “How Not to Speak of God” and Pyrotheology lore). Paul Tillich’s “The Courage to Be” is challenging but enriching.

In this talk, I look at Pyrotheology as a theory and technology of fundamental transformation. I dig deep into what it means to undergo the death of God objectively, subjectively and unconsciously, before exploring what is born in the aftermath of this event. This talk explores what it means to undergo a fundamental shift in the way that we desire, a shift that enables us to live in the world without being of the world.

This is a chance to get a basic introduction to Peter’s work. While other people will be off on a tour of the city, you can get the chance to sit with Peter and talk about the basics of pyrotheology. The material will be old hat to those who have been following him for a while, but great for people who are just kicking off.

To compliment the short film Making Love, we created a 40 minute commentary in which I explore the philosophical and theological themes that animate the movie (along with the relevant clips). This is the audio from that commentary. To see the video, visit my youtube page. While commentaries are often optional extras in movies, I see this as a vital, enmeshed, part of this project. Our aim is for the movie and the commentary to work together in enriching and deepening the insights of the viewer. It’s a model I’ve tried to use in my books, especially How (Not) to Speak of God - which played on the movement between the intellectual and existential dimensions of Pyrotheology.

Once a month I give online seminars via Patreon. I occasionally put some up here. If you'd like the full set, visit pyrotheology.com. In this seminar I offer a framework that enables people to see how religious ideology functions, what a pyrotheological reading of Christianity entails, and how this is practiced in community. During the seminar I’ll be showing how religious ideology continues to function within secular spaces and offer a religionless reading of Christianity that aims squarely at eviscerating this way of operating in the world. In doing this I draw out the main difference between pyrotheology and things like Depth Psychology, the Enneagram, Humanism, Progressive Christianity and Liberal Christianity.

You can be forgiven for not being familiar with 'pyrotheology', the lifelong philosophy project of Peter Rollins.In this episode of Humanize Me, Bart Campolo attempts a philosophical deep dive with Pete, a friend of the podcast for years. It’s a very lively, argumentative conversation on the differences between Bart and Pete on human drive and desire, humanism, religion, death, meaning and meaninglessness.Along the way, the pair touch on dialectics, human evolution, dual instincts, psychoanalysis, Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, ontological antagonism, fundamentalism and the death of God.We recommend Pete's podcast, The Fundamentalists, where he lays out his ideas to the keen interest of his friend, the comedian Elliott Morgan. For more on pyrotheology and everything Pete, go to PeterRollins.com.—Follow this podcast on Twitter or Instagram to stay up-to-date:Twitter: @HumanizeMePodInstagram: @HumanizeMePodcastYou can also join our Facebook Group. Not a supporter on Patreon yet? Join up at Patreon.com/HumanizeMe and get extra content for it!Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by JuxMedia.com.

In this short reflection I use Tillich's idea of Ultimate Concern to introduce one of the basic aims of Pyrotheology. To learn more about Pyrotheology, check out the pyro-seminars on my Patreon. If you want to take a deep dive into Tillich's notion of Ultimate Concern, check out my course 'Find and You Will Seek' on my website. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peterrollins Find and You Will Seek: https://peterrollins.com/advent

This is the introductory talk from Wake 2018. In it I talk about how Pyrotheology relates to the notion of Lack.

We answer questions about PyroTheology, how to talk to family members, how we feel now that we've deconstructed, and more!  

In this episode, Pete and Tim discuss progressive Christianity and Pyrotheology. Their conversation visits the notion of the absurd as it functions in Pyrotheology, the roles that parable, liturgy, and transformance art play in forming communities, and the ethics and evolution of his work over his career.

This is the introductory talk from Wake 2018. In it I talk about how Pyrotheology relates to the notion of Lack. It deals with some of the material I wanted to cover, but I never got to the theme of Idolatry that was my original aim, so I'll cover that at a later date. I also thought I'd give you a little taste of Adam at the beginning (the friend who I run Wake with).

Welcome to Episode 1!  In this episode, we discuss holding the tension, mystery, embracing uncertainty, and the idolatry of religion with the help of the work of Peter Rollins. Definitely check out some of Pete's work and stay tuned for a follow up episode on self-critique, disagreement, and the challenge of embracing the other. References: Pete's website Listen to Pete's talks on YouTube The Idolatry of God The Orthodox Heretic

In this video I look briefly at week 6 of Atheism for Lent, which introduces how the previous material interacts with Pyrotheology.

I recently finished a nine week book study on a text called Christ and the End of Meaning, by Paul Hessert. The book itself argues that Christianity, far from offering a set of beliefs about the meaning of the world, is a form of existence that embraces and celebrates the end of meaning. In this seminar I outline his argument and draw out how it has been important to the development of Pyrotheology.

Here I look at the concepts of Alienation and Separation and how they relate to Pyrotheology

Here I talk a little about how grace functions in the everyday sense, and how this needs to be distinguished from its offense theological meaning. If you'd like to get more content like this and be involved in our "Non-Membership" community, click the link: peterrollins.com/patreon

Here I look at C.S. Lewis' understanding of Joy and how it connects with the work of Pyrotheology

Here I touch on two dominant types of universalism operating within Christianity, and contrast them with the type of universalism found in Pyrotheology.