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Peter Rollins is a widely sought after writer, lecturer, storyteller and public speaker. He is also the founder of ikon, a faith group that has gained an international reputation for blending live music, visual imagery, soundscapes, theatre, ritual and reflection to create what they call 'transformance art'.

Peter gained his higher education from Queens University, Belfast and has earned degrees (with distinction) in Scholastic Philosophy (BA Hons), Political Theory (MA) and Post-Structural thought (PhD). He is currently a research associate with the Irish School of Ecumenics in Trinity College, Dublin and is the author of the much talked about How (Not) to Speak of God. His most recent work is entitled The Orthodox Heretic and Other Impossible Tales. He was born in Belfast but currently resides in Greenwich, CT.

Peter Rollins (born Belfast, 31 March 1973) is a Northern Irish writer, lecturer, philosopher and theologian who is an important figure in Postmodern Christianity, known for developing an existential interpretation of Christianity called pyrotheology. Pyrotheology is an approach to Christianity that attempts to show that the central event testified to there is not related to the affirmation of some particular set of beliefs, but rather describes a particular type of life. In order to explore and promote these ideas Rollins has founded the experimental collectives ikon and ikonNYC. These collectives describe themselves as iconic, apocalyptic, heretical, emerging and failing and engage in the performance of what they call 'transformance art' and the creation of 'suspended space'. Rollins has been a significant influence on the emerging church movement. His most influential book to date is…

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