Monthly Archives: October 2015

Podcast: Big Questions

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

We had intended to do this week’s podcast on the subject of sacrifice. However, Derek was MIA when we were due to start, so Andrew, Matt, and I had to think of a new topic a minute or two before starting … Continue reading →

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Open Mic Thread 40

Posted on October 21, 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: Fiftieth Episode—Ask Us Anything!

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

In honour of our FIFTIETH episode of Mere Fidelity, this week we bring you a question and answer session with the whole cast. Enjoy! Please leave any thoughts that you might have on the podcast in the comments. You can … Continue reading →

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Taking a Break

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I am going to be taking a break from most online activity over the next few months, until the start of 2016. Starting from midnight tonight, this means no Twitter (with minor exceptions for necessary DMs), no personal blogging, cutting down … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Service

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve posted over on the Political Theology Today blog again, this time on Jesus’ teaching on ‘servant leadership’. There are many prominent examples of theological code-switching in the New Testament, whereby terms and phrases with familiar weight and significance in … Continue reading →

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Open Mic Thread 39

Posted on October 7, 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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Questions for the Fiftieth Mere Fidelity Episode!

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

If you listened through the last Mere Fidelity episode, you will know that we are about to record our FIFTIETH episode. We plan to devote much  of the episode to answering questions asked by our listeners. If you have a … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Animals

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

For this week’s Mere Fidelity episode, Matt Lee Anderson, Andrew Wilson, and I are joined by our friend Karen Swallow Prior (the author of the recent biography of Hannah More, Fierce Convictions). We discuss the recent evangelical statement on the welfare … Continue reading →

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