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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Podcast: Fiftieth Episode—Ask Us Anything!
In honour of our FIFTIETH episode of Mere Fidelity, this week we bring you a question and answer session with the whole cast. Enjoy! Please leave any thoughts that you might have on the podcast in the comments. You can … Continue reading
Taking a Break
I am going to be taking a break from most online activity over the next few months, until the start of 2016. Starting from midnight tonight, this means no Twitter (with minor exceptions for necessary DMs), no personal blogging, cutting down … Continue reading
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The Politics of Service
I’ve posted over on the Political Theology Today blog again, this time on Jesus’ teaching on ‘servant leadership’. There are many prominent examples of theological code-switching in the New Testament, whereby terms and phrases with familiar weight and significance in … Continue reading
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Open Mic Thread 39
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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Questions for the Fiftieth Mere Fidelity Episode!
If you listened through the last Mere Fidelity episode, you will know that we are about to record our FIFTIETH episode. We plan to devote much of the episode to answering questions asked by our listeners. If you have a … Continue reading
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Podcast: Animals
For this week’s Mere Fidelity episode, Matt Lee Anderson, Andrew Wilson, and I are joined by our friend Karen Swallow Prior (the author of the recent biography of Hannah More, Fierce Convictions). We discuss the recent evangelical statement on the welfare … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Controversies, Ethics, Genesis, On the web, OT, Podcasts, Politics, Society, Theological
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Podcast: Ryan Anderson
In this week’s Mere Fidelity episode Matt, Derek, and I are joined by special guest, Ryan Anderson. We discuss Anderson’s new book, Truth Overruled, the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, religious freedom, and issues of Christian faithfulness and prudence in a society that has instituted … Continue reading
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Open Mic Thread 38
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 Refugee Crisis
On the latest Mere Fidelity podcast Matt Lee Anderson, Derek Rishmawy, Andrew Wilson and I discuss the current refugee crisis facing Europe. I recently wrote a piece on the subject for Reformation21. My article provoked a lot of conversation, being discussed … Continue reading
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Podcast: Christocentric Hermeneutics?
In our latest Mere Fidelity podcast, I join Derek Rishmawy and Andrew Wilson to discuss the huge question of Christocentric hermeneutics. Among other things in the podcast, we discuss the meaning of the scarlet cord in the story of Rahab … Continue reading
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