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.

Update

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

I ended up standing in a queue for a house this morning at 5a.m. My friends and I managed to get our names down first on the list for the three houses that we were interested in (at about 9a.m.). … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic

Posted on January 23, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

If you have experienced recent computer problems like mine, this may be for you. [HT: Stephen]

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Not much of a break…

Posted on January 23, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

I am feeling absolutely exhausted today and all blocked up with a cold. I spent much of the day wandering around St. Andrews looking for accommodation for next year, with a measure of success. Tomorrow morning I have to be … Continue reading →

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The Emergent Church and the Gospel the Religious Right

Posted on January 22, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Within the last week I have read two Brian McLaren books: Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel (with Tony Campolo) and The Last Word and the Word After That (a work of ‘creative nonfiction’, … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 19, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

And the snake will lie down with the hamster…

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Good Death?

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Paul Duggan has some thoughts in response to some statements in the recently adopted Missouri Presbytery Federal Vision Study Report. The relevant section of the report reads as follows:— We affirm that Adam mediated the first covenant in the original … Continue reading →

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I’ve been Tagged!

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

By Paul. Four Jobs I Have Had: Paper-folder Proof checker Designing leaflets for a Sunday school company Data Entry Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Lord of the Rings Trilogy Napoleon Dynamite The … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Chalke/Wright Debate

Posted on January 17, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

The controversy surrounding Wright’s endorsement of Steve Chalke’s The Lost Message of Jesus has been a subject for discussion in a number of areas of the blogosphere following Justin Taylor and Rick Phillips’s posts on Reformation 21. I am relatively … Continue reading →

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This Isn’t Very Encouraging

Posted on January 17, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

The 50 most Influential Christians[/Heretics] in America

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A Generous Orthodoxy

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

John Frame’s thoughts on Brian McLaren’s book are a model of how theological discussions should be engaged in. Unfortunately, such moderate voices seldom carry very far and are soon drowned out by the shrillness of others.

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