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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Being Biblical™: When the Bible Becomes a Brand
I have written a post over on the Davenant blog, in which I discuss some of the dangers in certain uses of the term ‘biblical’ in some conservative Reformed and evangelical circles. The term ‘biblical’ has come to function as … Continue reading
Transcriptions
Things have been fairly quiet around here lately, unfortunately. However, I have been producing regular videos/podcasts over on my other blog. One of the things that I have been hoping to do is to produce transcriptions of all of my … Continue reading
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Learning Wisdom from the Serpents
I’ve written a post over on the Theopolis blog, in response to a piece by Dr David Field, in which he discusses some of the issues he will be exploring in his forthcoming Theopolis intensive course. Within it, I consider … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Creation, Ethics, Philosophy, Revelation, Scripture, Theological, Theopolis
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New Theopolis Curious Cat Account!
Leave your questions here, and Peter Leithart and I will try to answer them in forthcoming podcast episodes!
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Justice Discourse in the Internet Age, Part 3: Abstract Justice
The delayed third instalment of my series on justice in the Internet Age has been posted over on the Davenant Institute’s blog (see the first two parts here and here). Abstraction affords us a way of relating our particular contexts, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Davenant Institute, Ethics, Guest Post, Technology
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Discussion on Classical Theism with Jeff Meyers and Peter Leithart
Over the last few days in Monroe, Louisiana, I’ve enjoyed a discussion on the subject of classical theism with Peter Leithart and Jeff Meyers, hosted by Church of the Redeemer. We’ve had some great and challenging debate. You can see … Continue reading
Posted in Christology, Controversies, Doctrine of God, Hermeneutics, The Triune God, Theological, Video
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Knowing God: Debating Classical Theism with Jeff Meyers and Peter Leithart
I’ve been enjoying a stimulating engagement with the classical theist understanding of God in conversation and dispute with Peter Leithart and Jeff Meyers at Church of the Redeemer in Monroe, Louisiana. You can listen in here. You can get a … Continue reading
Twelve Days of Christmas Videos
Over the Christmas period, I made a series of videos/podcasts on the subject of echoes and symmetries in the narratives of the nativity and infancy of Christ. You can watch them all here.
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2018 Retrospective
In keeping with the tradition of this blog, the following is a retrospective and round-up of my work from the past year. 2018 was a full but also a tough year for me in various respects. I have not had … Continue reading
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Homeless at Christmas
The following is a guest post, sharing the work of the Church Urban Fund. For most of us in the UK the cold days and colder nights of winter are a chance to don our woollen hats and scarves and … Continue reading
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