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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
HP7
I finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night. What a superb book! The dénouement was everything that I could have hoped for and more, wrapping up the whole series beautifully. It becomes apparent that Rowling had this … Continue reading
Posted in What I'm Reading
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The Primacy of the Imagination
Reformed Christians have traditionally tended to operate in terms of the primacy of the intellect. Even when we deny that we are doing so, our worship and the message that we preach are primarily directed at the mind. Much of … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological, Worship
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The Last Few Days
I am presently back in Stoke-on-Trent for the weekend. My brothers Jonathan and Mark stayed with me for the week and we returned, with most of my belongings, on Friday afternoon. I return to St. Andrews first thing tomorrow morning … Continue reading
Posted in What I'm Doing
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Thoughts on Denominations, Church Union and Reunion 3
This series of posts follows on from my post entitled ‘The Denominational Church’. My two previous posts can be read here and here. My original post and the two subsequent posts have sparked a number of interesting discussions in various … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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Thoughts on Denominations, Church Union and Reunion 2
Following on from my previous post. *** Lesslie Newbigin writes: The church, therefore, as it is in via, does not face the world as the exclusive possessor of salvation, nor as the fullness of what others have in part, the … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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Thoughts on Denominations, Church Union and Reunion 1
Following on from my thoughts in the previous post, I have decided to write a few follow-up posts on the subject of denominations, Church union and reunion. *** When Christ founded His Church, He founded it to be a growing … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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The Denominational Church
After the passing of the FV/NPP report at the recent PCA GA, Jim Cassidy counsels proponents of the FV: Is there not, brothers, safety in a multitude of counselors? I’ve read some of the responses already by FVers. And quite … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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Guest Post: The Doctrine of the Atonement in the Early Greek Fathers
The following post is a contribution to an ongoing conversation on the subject of the doctrine of the atonement. The goal of this conversation is not that of arguing for one single doctrine of atonement, but of having the chance … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, The Atonement
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Links
Over at Fragmenta, Matt writes: Peter Leithart suggests that “linking intention to the literal [sic] sense, while acknowledging multiple senses, makes possible a proliferating richness of meaning while preventing what Eco calls hermeneutical drift.” But I don’t care about proliferating … Continue reading
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Guest Post: The Doctrine of the Atonement in Reformed History 1
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I would be devoting much of my summer blogging to the subject of the atonement and that if people were interested in participating they should contact me with their suggested contributions. That offer … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, The Atonement, Theological
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Alastair's Adversaria 