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Peter Rollins and Matthew David Segall: Pyrotheology vs. Process Theology
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Peter Rollins and Matthew David Segall: Pyrotheology vs. Process Theology

Theology through Hegel and Whitehead

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Dr Peter Rollins is a philosopher and radical theologian working through the tradition of apophatic theology, Freud, Lacan, Hegel and Žižek. He has a PhD dealing with post-structural theory from Queen's University, Belfast, and is the author of numerous books, including How (Not) to Speak of God and The Idolatry of God. Dr Rollins is the creator of Pyrotheology, which is a life technology that "involves a deep critique of any religious/ideological system that promises an escape from doubt and anxiety."

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You can find more of Dr Rollins' work at https://peterrollins.com/

Prof. Matthew David Segall is a transdisciplinary researcher, writer, and philosopher applying process-relational thought across the natural and social sciences, as well as in the study of consciousness. He is the Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and the Chair of the Science Advisory Committee for the Cobb Institute. Prof. Segall has authored many books, including 'Crossing the Threshold: Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead' and is the creator of Footnotes2Plato.

You can find more of Prof Segall's work at https://footnotes2plato.com/

Prof Segall's reflections:

Footnotes2Plato
Reflections on my dialogue with Peter Rollins
Earlier today I had the chance to speak with Peter Rollins on Rahul Sam’s podcast (which Rahul will be posting soon). The conversation brought up many threads that have shaped my life over the last two decades. We discussed my unexpected encounter with Christ as a teenager, my interest in Alfred North Whitehead’s process theology and how it compares to …
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In this episode, we discuss God through process theology and pyrotheology, Hegel, Whitehead, the negative vs creative, and "authentic" spiritual experiences.

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