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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Podcast: John Barclay’s Paul and the Gift
On the latest Mere Fidelity, Andrew, Derek, Matt, and I talk about the recent book that has been causing a stir in the field of Pauline theology, John Barclay’s Paul & and the Gift. I reviewed the book for Reformation21 … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Galatians, My Reading, N.T. Wright, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Reviews, Romans, Theological, What I'm Reading
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Presenting Limbs and Organs: Baptism and Sacrificial Ethics
A post of mine on the subject of Baptism and Christian obedience has just been posted over on the Theopolis Institute. It is the second of a three part series and continues the argument begun in my first post ‘Sealed … Continue reading
Transfigured Hermeneutics—Part 1
I have a ten part series on the subject of the Transfiguration coming out over on Reformation21. The first part has just been posted. The events of the Baptism and Transfiguration themselves are similar in some noteworthy respects. When he … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, Luke, NT, NT Theology, Theological
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Sealed For Resurrection: Baptism and the Objectivity of the Body
The first of a three part series of posts of mine on baptism and the body has just gone up over on the Theopolis Institute. The action of the ritual of baptism isn’t the act of the candidate, but of … Continue reading
Open Mic Thread 43
The open mic thread is where you have the floor and can raise or discuss issues of your choice. There is no such thing as off-topic here. The comments of this thread are free for you to: Discuss things that you … Continue reading
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Podcast: The Lord’s Prayer
On the latest Mere Fidelity, Andrew, Derek, Matt, and I discuss the recent controversy over a Church of England ad for the Lord’s Prayer, which was in the news recently as the agency that runs most film advertising in the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Luke, Matthew, NT, Podcasts, Prayer, Society, Theological
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Moral Sentimentalism and a Mechanized Society
Last year Jake Meador and I had a wide-ranging and stimulating conversation on the subject of Lent, which was published over on Mere Orthodoxy. We both enjoyed the exchange immensely and recently decided to have another e-mail conversation, which we … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Mere Fidelity Patreon
Mere Fidelity has a number of running costs: $135 a month when you include Soundcloud hosting and sound editing. To this point, Matt has very generously paid for all of this for us. However, we could really do with some … Continue reading
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Review of Jonathan Grant’s ‘Divine Sex’
My review of Jonathan Grant’s new book, Divine Sex: A Compelling Vision for Christian Relationships in a Hypersexualized Age, has just been posted over on The Gospel Coalition website. Divine Sex divides into two halves: the first mapping the “modern sexual … Continue reading
Podcast: The Life You Never Expected
This week’s Mere Fidelity podcast has a very depleted cast; only Andrew and I were around, as both Derek and Matt were at ETS. I took the opportunity to discuss Andrew’s new book, The Life You Never Expected: Thriving While Parenting … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Podcasts, Prayer, Theological
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