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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Theopolis Podcast: Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
In this episode of the Theopolis Podcast, Peter Leithart and I discuss the readings for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost: Ezekiel 2:1-5, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, and Mark 6:1-13. You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Corinthians, Bible, Ezekiel, Mark, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Theological, Theopolis
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Video: Is Ecclesiastes Nihilistic?
My latest video is in response to this question: ‘Ecclesiastes is a book that has long confused me. Its descriptions of all of life as vanity come off nihilistic and despairing. And yet it also speaks of God, of being … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Ecclesiastes, OT
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A Gift Received in the Giving
I have just had a piece published over on the Political Theology blog. Within it, I give some reflections on 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, discussing the relationship between Christian charity and the gospel message. Our Lord preached a message of good … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Corinthians, Bible, Ethics, Guest Post, NT, NT Theology, Politics, Theological
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Podcast: Augustine’s ‘Confessions’, Book 10
In the latest episode of Mere Fidelity, I join Matt and Derek to continue our discussion of Augustine’s Confessions, exploring Book 10 of the work. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Philosophy, Podcasts, Theological
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Royal Weddings and a Love Stronger Than Death
In the course of my studies, I have recently been appreciating the first volume of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy’s sociology, In the Cross of Reality: The Hegemony of Spaces. A remarkably brilliant thinker and a perceptive critic of sociologists’ aspirations to the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, In the News, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Theopolis Podcast: Trinity Sunday
In this episode of the Theopolis Podcast, Peter Leithart and I are joined by John Barach to discuss the readings for Trinity Sunday: Isaiah 6:1-8, Acts 2:14a, 22-36, and John 3:1-17. You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast … Continue reading
Posted in Acts, Bible, Isaiah, John, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Theological, Theopolis
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Podcast: Hospitality and Immigration, with Dr. Matthew Kaemingk
This week on Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I are joined by Dr. Matthew Kaemingk, the author of the recent Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear, to discuss his book. You can also follow the podcast on … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Economics, Ethics, In the News, Podcasts, Politics, Society, Theological
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Video: The Chronology of Genesis 38
This is probably my last video for a month or so. Within it, I discuss the difficult chronology of Genesis 38. I’ve written a lengthy post here, which gets into some of the typology of the chapter in its context. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Genesis, OT, OT Theology, Theological, Video
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Pentecost Posts
Some old Pentecost-related material: Making a Prophet: Acts 2 and the Church’s Mission Pentecost as Ecclesiology The Background of Pentecost The Politics of Pentecost The Politics of Making a Prophet
Posted in Acts, Bible, NT, NT Theology, The Church, Theological
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Video: Ruth the Moabitess and the Moabite Women of Nehemiah
Today’s question (edited for spelling and clarity): “Having recently read both Ruth and Nehemiah, I was struck by the very different ways they relate to the recurring entanglement of Moabite women and Israelite men. Nehemiah seems to replay the old … Continue reading
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