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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Podcast: Weekly Worship
Our whole cast is back for the latest Mere Fidelity podcast on the subject of weekly worship and its purpose. I lost connection to the call early on, and the others had to go on without me. You can also … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Liturgical Theology, Podcasts, The Church, Theological, Worship
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The Politics of Spectacle
My latest guest post has just gone up over on Political Theology Today: Sovereignty has historically been manifested and exercised in no small measure through spectacle and through glory. The regal finery with which monarchs are attired, the imposing grandeur … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, Luke, NT, Politics, Society, The Gospels
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Podcast: American Football
In the latest episode of Mere Fidelity, four effete academics—Matt, Derek, and I are joined by our friend Matt Milsap—discuss the ethics of American Football, especially in light of research suggesting its connection to long term brain damage. We also … Continue reading
Transfigured Hermeneutics—Part 4: Jesus as God’s Glory Face in John’s Gospel
The fourth part of my ten part treatment of the Transfiguration and Christian reading of Scripture went online earlier today on Reformation21. The claim in John 1:18–‘no one has seen God at any time’–is a statement that needs to be … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, John, NT, NT Theology, Theological
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Unearthing The Roots of Donald Trump’s Popular Appeal
A guest post of mine has just gone up over on Mere Orthodoxy. Within it I respond to claims that Donald Trump’s supporters are merely driven by racism, xenophobia, a hunger for unjust power, and enthralment to celebrity culture. I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, In the News, Politics, Society
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Religious Violence and the Logic of Sacrifice
A very short piece of mine has just been published over on the Political Theology Today blog, on the question of the relationship between religion and violence. Here, I believe, we find a helpful place to begin a discussion of … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Politics, Society, The Church, Theological
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Podcast: Hillsong
In our latest podcast, Matt, Derek, and I discuss this recent article about Hillsong NYC. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and on this page on my blog. *WE ARE CURRENTLY … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Culture, Liturgical Theology, On the web, Podcasts, Society, The Church, Theological, Worship
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Infant Baptism and the Promise of Grace
An article of mine on the subject of infant baptism and Reformation debates concerning the relationship between grace and the administration of the sacrament of baptism has just been published over on Reformation21. In characterizing magisterial Reformed objections to the … Continue reading
The Politics of Representational Rule
My latest post over on Political Theology Today is a discussion of the lessons that we may learn about political representation from Paul’s teaching about the Church in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11: Woven throughout the passage is an account of both … Continue reading
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Transfigured Hermeneutics—Part 3: Transfiguration as Theophany
The third part of my series (parts 1 and 2) on the Transfiguration and our reading of Scripture has just been published over on Reformation21: When the Angel is accompanied by the Glory, it is the Glory-Face of the LORD … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, Luke, NT, NT Theology, OT Theology, Scripture, The Gospels, Theological
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