Monthly Archives: April 2018

Lots of Echoes of Exodus Stuff

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

I have produced a page devoted to material related to Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption in Scripture. It links to dozens of talks, videos, and articles that should whet your appetite for the book and/or help you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Exodus, Hermeneutics, My Books, NT, OT, Theological | 9 Comments

Podcast: Ross Douthat’s ‘To Change the Church’

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Matt and Derek were joined this week by Ross Douthat to discuss his new book, To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Podcasts, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 1 Comment

From Gutenberg to YouVersion: The Word of God and the Technology of the Word

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

My recent Davenant Institute lecture on the subject of the significance of textual technologies for our engagement with Scripture has just been posted on Youtube: I recently enjoyed watching Dr. Christopher Schlect’s highly informative and stimulating lecture in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church History, Culture, Hermeneutics, Lectures, Scripture, The Church, Theological, Video | 2 Comments

My Writing on Jordan Peterson

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Over the last few weeks and months, many thousands of people have visited my blog to read my various reflections on Jordan Peterson. Any long term follower of this blog shouldn’t be at all surprised that Peterson and the phenomena … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Politics, Society | 12 Comments

The God of Exodus is on Your Side

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Another video of me discussing a theme from the recently published Echoes of Exodus has just been released. See my earlier video here. There is also a video of Andrew speaking on the subject of Exodus and resurrection here: For … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Exodus, My Books, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Theological | 3 Comments

Discourse in the Culture Wars and the Hunger for Catharsis

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

This is just the fucking worst. Imagine a self-help book written by the Darth Maul of tenured campus bad boys, an act of trahison des clercs so severe that it calls into question the entire five-thousand-year academic project—a book that … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, On the web, Society | 108 Comments

What Should Christians Think About Jordan Peterson?

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

The full video of my conversation with Brad Littlejohn of the Davenant Institute on Jordan Peterson is available here. Brad is a close friend and a great conversation partner: it was fun to record a couple of our conversations for … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Christian Experience, Culture, My Reading, Philosophy, Society, Theological, Video | 10 Comments

Conversation with Brad Littlejohn on Jordan Peterson

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

A video of Brad Littlejohn and I discussing Jordan Peterson will be streaming on the Davenant Institute Facebook page at midnight GMT / 7pm ET / 4pm PT. Just under an hour from now. Update: Here’s the exact link.

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A Note on the Criticism of the Stronger Men’s Conference

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo8WGQg016c There has been no shortage of people criticizing the Stronger Men’s Conference, largely on the basis of the video linked above. There is clearly plenty to criticize here! However, once again it has been disappointing to see how social … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, On the web, Society | 23 Comments