Monthly Archives: December 2012

Is Our Religion Kindness?

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

A statement from the Dalai Lama appeared several times in my Twitter feed this afternoon: “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” Several people have expressed their belief that Christianity could do well starting from the same point. … Continue reading →

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A Blessed Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” A joyful and blessed Christmas to you all

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Steven Wedgeworth and Peter Escalante on the Two Kingdoms and Natural Law Debate

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

Things will probably be rather quiet here over the next week. However, over on The Calvinist International there is a vigorous discussion of the subject of natural law and two kingdoms theology. You might want to take a look. Opposite the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: ‘Oh Holy Night: The Peace of 1914’

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

In response to my current focus on book reviewing, Michael Snow kindly sent me a copy of his book, Oh Holy Night: The Peace of 1914. It is a popular-level and short book (one could read it from cover to … Continue reading →

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‘Year of Biblical Womanhood’ Review – Part 3

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

Welcome to the third part of the review of Rachel Held Evans’s A Year of Biblical Womanhood, within which we engage with chapters 7-9 of the book, following on from part 1 and part 2. Listen here! Listen to the other … Continue reading →

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Triggering and the Triggered in the American Conservative and some further thoughts

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

Visits to this blog have received something of a bump over the last couple of days, as both Steve Sailer and the American Conservative linked to a post of mine from a few months ago – On Triggering and the Triggered, … Continue reading →

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‘Year of Biblical Womanhood’ Review – Part 2

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

This is the second part of the review of Rachel Held Evans’s A Year of Biblical Womanhood, within which we engage with chapters 4-6 of the book. It follows on from the themes discussed in the first review here. You … Continue reading →

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