Author Archives: Alastair Roberts

This afternoon I had the opportunity to hear Richard Bauckham lecture on the subject of the historicity of the gospels (thanks to Jon for organizing this and other RTSF meetings). I found Bauckham’s comments very helpful and thought that some … Continue reading →

Mark Searle, the late Roman Catholic liturgist, has written a number of deep and thought-provoking works. Reading a collection of his essays a few months ago — Vision: The Scholarly Contributions of Mark Searle to Liturgical Renewal — I was … Continue reading →

There has been some recent debate over a controversial book by Steve Chalke which you have endorsed. Chalke has warned that some versions of penal substitution can reduce God to a “cosmic child abuser.” Would you agree with his analysis … Continue reading →

We talk about God being one and many. The ‘Many’ are the three Persons of the Trinity, but what or who is the ‘One’? The Eastern Orthodox theologian, John Zizioulas, argues that the ‘One’ is not the total, overall unity, … Continue reading →

The goal of this extremely long post is that of giving as accurate a description of the various approaches to the doctrine of justification that exist within FV circles as I can. I was recently asked to give my thoughts … Continue reading →