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.

Further Discussion of Modesty

A lot of further ground has been covered in the comments beneath my recent post on the subject of modesty, on a number of different fronts. Do take a lot and feel free to add your voice to the conversation!

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Ten Years of Blogging: 2005-2006

I am continuing to visit posts from my last ten years of blogging. The following are some representative posts from my third year of blogging. Several of the positions expressed in the posts below are ones that I would retract, … Continue reading

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Links 5 – 8/9/13

Your weekly links list. Linking does not signify agreement with contents of linked articles. You know the drill. 1. 10 Paragraphs About Lists You Need in Your Life Right Now 2. What skill can learn right now in 10 minutes … Continue reading

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Ten Years of Blogging: 2004-2005

Yesterday I started going through the last ten years of my blogging. This is all rather self-indulgent, but it has been illuminating and entertaining to look back over my writing from the past ten years and to see how it … Continue reading

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Some Rambling and Unwelcome Reflections on Modesty Debates

Did you know that, wherever you stand in the Christian blogosphere, you are never more than one foot away from a post on the subject of modesty? Here is another. Every couple of months or so, the topic of modesty … Continue reading

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Ten Years of Blogging: 2003-2004

In ten days’ time, it will have been ten years since I started blogging. Although I have some rather ridiculously huge posts on the backburner at the moment, a number of which may never see the light of day, I … Continue reading

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Links 4 – 3/9/13

Having had a rather full last couple of days, I wasn’t able to find the time to post some links. I thought that I would take the opportunity now to post a few before I return to Durham tomorrow. As … Continue reading

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Your Blog Recommendations!

In another part of the blogosphere there has been a Christian blog survey taking place. While I follow a few dozen of the blogs listed, I was disappointed to see that so few of my favourite blogs were mentioned. I thought … Continue reading

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Brad Littlejohn’s Review of Doug Jones’ Dismissing Jesus

Brad Littlejohn has been writing a very extensive series of posts reviewing and responding to Doug Jones’ recent book, Dismissing Jesus. It is seldom that one is treated to such detailed interaction with the argument of a book, exploring its … Continue reading

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Links 3 – 24/8/13

Things have been rather quiet here over the last few weeks. I don’t expect to be posting much over the next month or two either, but I will try to post a links post every week. The following are a … Continue reading

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