{"id":2122,"date":"2018-08-06T20:04:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T01:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/soapboxredemption\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2018-08-06T20:04:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T01:04:47","slug":"rollins-on-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/soapboxredemption\/2018\/08\/rollins-on-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rollins on Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Another one from Rollins on the idea\u00a0of belief as subjective \u201cparticipation\u201d. The question of \u201cDoes God exist?\u201d is frequently debated in philosophical form, abstract and impersonal, on how it is more\/less logical to posit God as the source of existence. For Christianity, though, this ultimately misses the mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, from a \u00a0Christological perspective, the question itself, which everyone seems to take for granted, now comes to signify something else entirely. Instead of the words, Do you believe in God? <\/em>meaning Do you believe there is\u00a0empirical data to assent to the existence of an\u00a0extra-linguistic Supreme Being governing the<\/i> universe?<\/em>, it now refers to a way in which one lives and breathes. The empirical rending of the question may continue to interest the philosopher and is no doubt a fascinating question to have with friends over a drink. But it is not a specifically theological question when taken in this way. For the believer who passes through the Christian experience, God is no longer related to as an object out there<\/em>. Rather, God is affirmed only through a passionate participation in life itself. This means that we can no longer claim that we know God while hating our neighbor. Those who have taken part in the event of Conversion (participation in Crucifixion and Resurrection) cannot claim to believe in God except as so far as love emanates from them, transforming the world in which they are embedded. In other words, the claim that I believe in God<\/em> is nothing but a lie if it is not manifest in our lives, because one only believes in God insofar as one loves.\u201d (Rollins, Insurrection<\/em>, 2011, page 127).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a\u00a0reoccurring theme in his thought (heavily inspired by Kierkegaard), the idea that belief is the becoming<\/em>, participating in Christianity is the acting out of Christ\u2019s radical love of others; denying it is simply ceasing to participate<\/a>. The philosophical and historical foundations are certainly important (I particular enjoy metaphysics and philosophy over a drink)\u00a0but without participation<\/em>, a completely sterile way of life.<\/p>\n

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Author:\u00a0Brian O\u2019Neill<\/p>\n

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