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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Blogging Through Chauvet’s ‘Symbol and Sacrament’ – Introduction
First published in 1987 in French as Symbole et Sacrement: Un relecture sacramentelle de l’existence chrétienne, Louis-Marie Chauvet’s Symbol and Sacrament was one of the first thinkers to think through what the linguistic turn might mean for the area of … Continue reading
Posted in Sacramental Theology, The Sacraments, Theological, Theology
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The Cancelled Question Mark
Great quotation from John Milbank: People who fondly imagine themselves the subjects of their ‘own’ choices entirely will, in reality, be the most manipulated subjects, and the most incapable of being influenced by goodness and beauty. This is why, in … Continue reading
Posted in Quotations, Society
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Transferring Old Posts
Apologies, everyone. I just transferred posts from my old blog, but have discovered that a large number of them contain spam links. I am deleting those posts as we speak. Lord-willing, when this is all figured out, you should be … Continue reading
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How We Forgot What Sonship Means
In last night’s post on the subject of relationships and intimacy in the modern world, I suggested that the modern form of society has led to a shift in our ways of perceiving relationships, which affects the way in which … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Society, Theology
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Relationships and Intimacy in the Modern World
Following the Industrial Revolution, the household has been displaced as a centre of collaborative production and economic activity. Business has largely migrated away from the context of the home to the workplace. Family businesses and trades are less common nowadays: … Continue reading
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Matt Colvin on Junia and Apostleship
Matt posts some thoughts in response to my earlier post on the subject of Junia as a female apostle in Romans 16:7. He has some helpful remarks on the grammatical case for and against Junia’s apostleship. Especially helpful is Ephraem … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, NT, Theology
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In Defence of Inefficient Bible Reading
I took a course on speed reading and effective reading earlier today. The ability to read texts quickly and in a manner that is tailored to clear objectives is obviously an incredibly useful skill. However, one of the things that … Continue reading
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Representation and Ordination: Of Sons and Wives
Part 1: Some Lengthy Thoughts on Women’s Leadership Part 2: A Closer Examination of Junia, The Female Apostle In my previous post, I explored the role of the female apostle, treating her as the female ‘shaliach’ of the lead male apostle. I … Continue reading
A Closer Examination of Junia, the Female Apostle
Part 1: Some Lengthy Thoughts on Women’s Leadership Part 3: Representation and Ordination: Of Sons and Wives Yesterday I posted on the subject of women leadership, and also posted links to some reposted posts from Matt Colvin’s old Fragmenta blog. Matt has … Continue reading
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