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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Transfigured Hermeneutics—Part 6: The Climactic Word
The sixth part of my ten part series on the Transfiguration and the Christian reading of Scripture has just been published: Moses and Elijah speak with Jesus about his departure–literally his ‘Exodus’–that he was about to ‘fulfil’ in Jerusalem. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Exodus, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, Luke, NT, NT Theology, OT, Revelation, Theological
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Podcast: What is Appropriate in Worship?
This week we had a podcast time and subject lined up, but Matt wasn’t around and Derek couldn’t make it at the very last moment. Andrew has been in some conversations about whether dancing has a place in churches and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church History, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Liturgical Theology, Podcasts, Society, The Church, Theological, Worship
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The Politics of the King’s Donkey
I’ve just posted over on Political Theology Today, discussing the Lukan narrative of Christ’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem: Indeed, the signs of the establishment of the kingdom and of Saul as king given by Samuel correlate remarkably with the signs that … Continue reading
Posted in #Luke2Acts, 1 Samuel, Bible, Guest Post, Lent, Luke, NT, NT Theology, OT, Politics, Theological
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The Friendship Between Justices Scalia and Ginsburg and the Importance of Civility for Public Dispute
I’ve just guest posted over on Political Theology Today, discussing some of the lessons that we can learn from the friendship between Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The current rise of inflammatory and uncivil rhetoric, of prescriptive, punitive, and … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, In the News, Politics, Society
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Podcast: Martyrdom
The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. This week, Matt, Derek, and I are joined by special guest, Sean McDowell to discuss the subject of martyrdom. Within the podcast we discuss the reliability of the evidence of the martyrdom … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Church History, Culture, NT Theology, Podcasts, Politics, Society, The Church, Theological
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Transfigured Hermeneutics—Part 5: The High Priest and the New Temple
The fifth part of my ten part series on the Transfiguration went online earlier. Within this post, I discuss Temple and priestly themes within the gospel accounts of the Transfiguration: In light of Jesus’ revelation as the great and glorious … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Exodus, Guest Post, Luke, NT, NT Theology, OT, Theological
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Podcast: Apophatic Theology
For this week’s Mere Fidelity podcast, Derek, Matt, and I are joined by David Wilmington to discuss the topic of apophatic theology. This is almost certainly the most complex subject matter that we have tackled on the podcast and I … Continue reading
Interview on Social Media Habits
I was recently invited to give an interview on the subject of our social media habits by Tony Reinke from Desiring God. My answer to the first question has just been posted here. The familiar cultural script is that more … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, On the web, Society
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Podcast: Politics
This week’s Mere Fidelity podcast is on the subject of politics. Matt Lee Anderson, Derek Rishmawy, and I discuss whether politics is too central in evangelical thought. Have we lost sight of a ‘public’ beyond the political? You can also … Continue reading
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Lent 2016
The following are a few Lent related links from previous years. My (uncompleted) Forty Days of Exoduses series from 2013 Lent, Individualism, and Christian Piety (an email conversation with Jake Meador)
Alastair's Adversaria 