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Proposes that the courage to live a full life can be attained by embracing lifes difficulties and doubts rather than relying on god to remove suffering and provide answers. The idolatry of god whether listeners are devout believers or distant seekers, the idolatry of god shows that we must lay down our certainties and honestly admit our doubts to identify with jesus. Breaking our addiction to certainty and satisfaction ebook. But that is just what makes his works so effective and profound. Oct 10, 2014 a public lecture sponsored by holy cross lutheran church rethinking christianity. 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. Rollins asserts that mainstream christianity has reduced god to an idol and offers a radical view of faith that survives bad times as well as good.
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