Monthly Archives: February 2015

The Politics of Abraham’s Foreskin

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I have a new post up on Political Theology Today: The raw physicality of the covenant sign may come as a shock to those with delicate sensibilities. Perhaps it is for this reason that this week’s lection elides the part … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Our Culture of Public Shaming

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has gone online. This week, Derek Rishmawy, Andrew Wilson, Matt Lee Anderson, and I discuss the contemporary culture of public shaming. We take our starting point in Jon Ronson’s New York Times Magazine article, ‘How … Continue reading →

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Review of Beale and Kim’s ‘God Dwells Among Us’

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My review of G.K. Beale and Mitchell Kim’s book, God Dwells Among Us went up earlier today over on The Gospel Coalition website. God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth found its genesis in Greg Beale’s earlier … Continue reading →

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Open Mic Thread 23

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The open mic thread is where you have the floor and can raise or discuss issues of your choice. There is no such thing as off-topic here. The comments of this thread are free for you to: Discuss things that you … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Living Through the Church’s Exile

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

On the latest Mere Fidelity podcast, I join Derek Rishmawy, Matt Lee Anderson, and Andrew Wilson to discuss the rhetoric of the Church being in ‘exile’ or entering into ‘winter’. As background reading for the discussion, you may want to start … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Skeletons in God’s Closet

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

Mere Fidelity has finally returned after a very long break. On this week’s podcast Derek, Andrew, Matt, and I are joined by Joshua Ryan Butler, to discuss his latest book, The Skeletons in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of … Continue reading →

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Open Mic Thread 22

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The open mic thread is where you have the floor and can raise or discuss issues of your choice. There is no such thing as off-topic here. The comments of this thread are free for you to: Discuss things that you … Continue reading →

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