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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Pentecost and the Gift of a New Politics
The place to follow my work is now The Anchored Argosy. However, from time to time I will post here, just to remind readers of the move. I have a new article over on the Theopolis website, on the subject … Continue reading
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‘A Christian Account of the Sexes in Conversation’ Course
Today is the last day my forthcoming Davenant Hall ‘A Christian Account of the Sexes in Conversation’ course is open for (late) registration. If you are interested in taking the course, you need to act now! Within the course we … Continue reading
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The Bible and Politics Course
The registration period for next term’s Davenant Hall courses is soon ending. My next course is ‘The Bible and Politics’ (you can see the syllabus for the course if you follow the link). Davenant Hall courses only cost $225 to … Continue reading
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An Introduction to Biblical Wisdom Course
I recently recorded a twenty-hour course entitled An Introduction to Biblical Wisdom at Davenant House in South Carolina. The course provides an introduction to the reading of Scripture, an overview of the entire Bible, and a discussion of the theme … Continue reading
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The Sabbath as a Key to Biblical Law
A two part piece of mine was recently published over on The Biblical Mind. Within it, I explore what it means to read the Law with wisdom, focusing upon the fourth commandment, concerning the Sabbath. I show that the import … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Genesis, Leviticus, OT, Theological
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You Shall Call His Name Joshua
I have an article on the Theopolis website, exploring some of the reasons for the naming of Jesus. That ‘Jesus’ would be the name chosen for the Son in his incarnation might seem underwhelming. As a Greek form of the name … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Genesis, Joshua, Matthew, NT, OT, Revelation, Theological, Theology, Theopolis
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Upcoming Course on Reading Biblical Narrative
For a while, I’ve wanted to teach a course that more directly focuses on teaching skills of biblical reading. As I will be teaching an intensive residential course on the subject of Exodus for the Theopolis Institute later next year … Continue reading
The Anchored Argosy
Back at the end of September, Susannah and I decided that, as a content-producing married couple, we needed our own Substack newsletter, so we created The Anchored Argosy, which we introduced in this post. Posts are somewhat irregular, but generally … Continue reading
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On Thomas Achord
Thomas Achord is the headmaster of a private classical Christian school, the co-author of the 2021 book Who is My Neighbor? An Anthology in Natural Relations, and is co-host of the Ars Politica podcast with Stephen Wolfe, the author of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Nationalism, Stephen Wolfe, Thomas Achord
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God’s Wrath
In an article for the latest issue of First Things, I review Paul Copan’s recent book, Is God a Vindictive Bully? Reconciling Portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments, and discuss responsible handling of narratives of divine violence … Continue reading
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