Author Archives: Alastair Roberts

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About Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham University) writes in the areas of biblical theology and ethics, but frequently trespasses beyond these bounds. He participates in the weekly Mere Fidelity podcast, blogs at Alastair’s Adversaria, and tweets at @zugzwanged.

Makes Sense to Me

Here is a hypothesis or suspicion, not a conclusion, much less a conviction: The notion that God rewards what we do with what we have, and the notion that we are purely passive in salvation are not, as they appear, … Continue reading

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Leithart has a very good observation on the canonical relationship between Acts and Romans. I handed in my final essay today, which is a huge weight off my mind. I have not enjoyed my essays that much this semester. They … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday!

Happy 80th birthday, Your Majesty! (Former colonies just don’t know what they’re missing out on…)

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I’m Still Here

Blogging has been light of late. I haven’t been feeling especially inspired (I can hardly remember the last time that I did) and have also been working on essays. Today I am going to be spending most of my time … Continue reading

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A Bit Of Both You are 40% Calvin and 60% Hobbes Calvin & Hobbes, like a scruffy yin and yang, are in perfect balance within you. Like Calvin, you’re weird, a bit insecure, and can be a trouble-maker. But like … Continue reading

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Back in St. Andrews

I arrived back yesterday evening. The holiday was good. I got quite a lot of work done and also enjoyed myself. I wrote two almost complete essays and did a lot else besides. However, I am not feeling like saying … Continue reading

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Truth Be Told

If I were to buy a new computer today, it would probably be a Mac. This has removed one of my last remaining reasons to resist. There are some people who I would find it hard to admit this to, … Continue reading

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Bird Flu

The first British case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found. I wonder if any of the efforts to control its spread will affect those of us studying in St. Andrews (which is only 7 miles north … Continue reading

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Some Good Stuff Online

Paedocommunion, the Gospel, and the Church – Peter Leithart Gift and Causation – Peter Leithart Copernican Revolution – Peter Leithart (who else?) Fellow second year St. Andrews Divinity student and blogger, Jon Mackenzie has also just released his new album, … Continue reading

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Note to Self

John Robbins’s site is TrinityFoundation.org, not TrinityFoundation.com…

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