Author Archives: Alastair Roberts

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About Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham University) writes in the areas of biblical theology and ethics, but frequently trespasses beyond these bounds. He participates in the weekly Mere Fidelity podcast, blogs at Alastair’s Adversaria, and tweets at @zugzwanged.

Nine Reasons Why I Am Thankful To Be A Calvinist

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Yesterday evening, Derek Rishmawy started a hashtag on Twitter called #keyCalvinistmoments. It is highly unusual for me to get into discussions of Calvinism nowadays. However, having earlier taken part in an exchange on the subject of divine and human will, … Continue reading →

Posted in Theological | 42 Comments

Links 22 – 3/1/14

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Links for the weekend. Perhaps it is also time to remind my readers that linking does not imply agreement. I typically disagree sharply with many of my links, but believe that they are nonetheless worth reading, reflecting upon, or engaging … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, On the web, The Blogosphere | 10 Comments

Retrospective on 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

2013 has seen 101 new posts on this blog and one large blogging project—40 Days of Exoduses. While this might suggest a bumper year, my output since Easter has been quite underwhelming. Other study commitments, my common preference for commenting … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the Christmas Period

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

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Links 21 – 28/12/13

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

1. On the Incarnation: Four Chalcedonian Sonnets 2. 13. The Serpent Bites the Dust; 14. Glory in the Highest; 15. The Woman’s Desire; 16. The Painful Good 3. Pope Eugen I, Francis on Islam 4. Homosexuality and the Resurrection of … Continue reading →

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Links 20 – 21/12/13

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

1. 9. Evil and the Absence of Truth; 10. The Serpent’s Lie; 11. Excuses, Excuses; 12. Sexual Desire and Justice 2. Church is Mission 3. Inheritance of the Spirit 4. Augustine on War 5. God in Man, Man in God … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, On the web, The Blogosphere, Video | 7 Comments

Links 19 – 17/12/13

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

1. 1. When Creation is Not Good; 2. Male and Female; 3. The Biblical Logic of Otherness; 4. The Animal With Logos; 5. “And It Was Very Good”; 6. The Fruit of Wisdom; 7. Adam’s Silence; 8. Adam and Ahab … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, On the web, The Blogosphere, Video | 9 Comments

Links 18 – 6/12/13

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Links for the week: 1. (Classic) Catholic Social Theory Reading List 2. The Calvinist – A poem by John Piper 3. Triune Advent 4. Living Out – Christian resources for same-sex attraction 5. A Unique Way to Memorize Scripture 6. … Continue reading →

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Links 17 – 29/11/13

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Links for the week: 1. Liturgical Logic 2. Rich People are Stingy 3. Incarnation as Indwelling 4. The Kingdom of the Parables 5. In Westminster Abbey … Reflections on C.S. Lewis 6. Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s … Continue reading →

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Exodus Themes in Luke 9:10-50

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

In my church’s midweek Bible study groups last night, we were going through Luke 9:10-50. It struck me that there are a number of interesting potential Exodus themes in there. Here are a few that jumped out at me. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Exodus, Luke, NT, OT | 26 Comments