The Fidelity of Betrayal: 1 - Softcover

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.

Peter Rollins is a working philosopher, with a BA in scholastic philosophy, an MA in political theory and criticism, and a PhD in postmodern theory. He is the founder of the Ikon community in Northern Ireland, a group which describes itself as iconic, apocalyptic, heretical, emerging and failing. Pete regularly speaks at the Greenbelt festival, and other events, on the philosophical, religious and cultural situation of the emerging church movement. He is currently employed by the Olson Foundation.