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Peter Rollins is an author, philosopher, storyteller, producer and public speaker. Peter gained his higher education from Queens University, Belfast where he earned degrees (with distinction) in Scholastic Philosophy (BA Hons), Political Theory and Social Criticism (MA) and Post-Structural thought (PhD). He's the author of numerous books, including Insurrection, The Idolatry of God, and The Divine Magician.
In today’s episode, Peter talks with Makers & Mystics host Stephen Roach about the unexpected relationship between loss and transcendence or what Peter terms as a “fundamental antagonism at the heart of reality.”
Music Provide by: Thousand Dollar Movie
Books mentioned:
What Is Sex - Alenka Zupančič
Capitalism and Desire, Enjoying What You Don’t Have - Todd McGowan
Embracing the Void Richard Boothby
Philosophers sited:
Emmanuel Levinas
John MacMurray
George Hegel
Psychoanalysts:
Jacques Lacan
Sigmund Freud
Wilfred Bion
Mystics:
Meister Eckhart
Hildegard Von Bingen
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Peter Rollins is an author, philosopher, storyteller, producer and public speaker. Peter gained his higher education from Queens University, Belfast where he earned degrees (with distinction) in Scholastic Philosophy (BA Hons), Political Theory and Social Criticism (MA) and Post-Structural thought (PhD). He's the author of numerous books, including Insurrection, The Idolatry of God, and The Divine Magician.
In today’s episode, Peter talks with Makers & Mystics host Stephen Roach about the unexpected relationship between loss and transcendence or what Peter terms as a “fundamental antagonism at the heart of reality.”
Music Provide by: Thousand Dollar Movie
Books mentioned:
What Is Sex - Alenka Zupančič
Capitalism and Desire, Enjoying What You Don’t Have - Todd McGowan
Embracing the Void Richard Boothby
Philosophers sited:
Emmanuel Levinas
John MacMurray
George Hegel
Psychoanalysts:
Jacques Lacan
Sigmund Freud
Wilfred Bion
Mystics:
Meister Eckhart
Hildegard Von Bingen
Patron Exclusive: Peter Rollins on Art & The Urge for Transcendence
Your support means everything to us. Thank you.
Send us a text
Support the show
Join the Makers and Mystics Creative Collective
Get Tickets to The Breath and The Clay 2026 featuring Malcolm Guite, Jon Guerra, and Jonathan Pageau! March 20-22 in Winston Salem, NC.

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