Monthly Archives: January 2012

Postcards From The Oubliette

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

My Tumblr blog, Postcards from the Oubliette, has just come out of its aestivation. It is the go-to place for everything that I am too image-conscious to post here.

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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 2:II: Theology After Heidegger

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 In the previous post in this series, I sketched Chauvet’s summary of Heidegger’s challenge to traditional metaphysical thinking. At this point, Chauvet turns from summarizing Heidegger … Continue reading →

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Why Pray?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

1. Our Father who art in heaven Because without prayer there is only – myself. Between the heaven of prayer and the hell of the self there is no middle way. The more I try to find myself, the more … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Covenant – A Message for the Start of 2012

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. Because finding fault with them, He says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant … Continue reading →

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