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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
The Future of the Church
Last night I watched most of the livestreamed Future of the Church conversation online. I watched the rest this afternoon. I commented on last year’s Future of Protestantism discussion at length. I don’t have the time to do the same for this … Continue reading
Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Society, The Church, Theological, Video, What I'm Watching
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Responding to the Refugee Crisis
I have written a response to the refugee crisis facing Europe, which has just been posted over on Reformation 21. Over the past week, the refugee crisis facing Europe has been a matter of intense discussion here in the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, In the News, Politics, Society, The Church, Theological
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Open Mic Thread 37
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
Posted in Open Mic
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Podcast: Curiosity
Our latest Mere Fidelity podcast went online earlier today. Within it Matt, Derek, and I discuss the issue of curiosity, taking an essay by John Webster as our starting point. In the show I reference this, from St. Bernard: Food that … Continue reading
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Podcast: Sermons
The latest Mere Fidelity podcast is on the subject of sermons. Matt Lee Anderson, Andrew Wilson, and I discuss what we like and dislike about the sorts of preaching we had heard over the years, what we believe the value … Continue reading
Open Mic Thread 36
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
Posted in Open Mic
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Podcast: Intersex
In our latest podcast, we discuss intersex persons with Megan DeFranza, who recently wrote a book on the subject, Sex Difference in Christian Theology: Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God. Take a listen to the podcast, in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Controversies, Ethics, Podcasts, Sex and Sexuality, Theological
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The Politics of Extraordinary Ordinariness
My latest post has just been published over on Political Theology Today. Within Deuteronomy, much of the focus is upon preparation for war in the land and the relationship with other nations is routinely presented in terms of conflict and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Culture, Deuteronomy, Ethics, Guest Post, OT, OT Theology, Politics, Society, The Church, Theological
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The Call of the Wilderness
The Behemoth, a sister magazine of Christianity Today, has just published an article of mine on the subject of the call of the wilderness. Although the wilderness may appear to be an area—in the words of the 1964 US Wilderness … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, Luke, Mark, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Society, Theological
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Pride and Prejudice and Thought in Our Hyper-Connected Communities
A guest post of mine has just been published over at Mere Orthodoxy. Within it I discuss the resemblance between common dynamics of discourse online and those described in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, using an article by William Deresiewicz as … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Society, The Blogosphere, Theological
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Alastair's Adversaria 