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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Body-Modification, the Market, and Identity
This post follows on from On Tattoos. It might be best to read that first. Following my recent post on the subject of tattoos, John H suggested a connection between the practice of body-modification and Christian consumerism. Both are attempts … Continue reading
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Tarrying with the Tragic
Yesterday I made some brief remarks on the Christian economy of pain. The subject came to mind again earlier today. The following are a few further thoughts on the matter. In yesterday’s post I commented on the manner in which … Continue reading
Posted in Theological
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The Christian Economy of Pain
From William Cavanaugh’s superb Torture and Eucharist: The Christian economy of pain, therefore, overcomes the strict incommunicability of pain on which torture relies. Torture is so useful for isolating individuals in a society from one another in large part because … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, The Church, Theological
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 5: The Structure of Christian Identity
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 2:II, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 Chauvet has now established the philosophical foundation for his larger project. Now he will turn more directly to the sacraments themselves. The guiding questions will be: … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, My Reading, Reviews, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological
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Header Photos
Several people have asked me about the photos in the header of my blog. They are all my photos, and are all taken within thirty minutes’ walk of my house in Durham. I count myself exceedingly fortunate to live in … Continue reading
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On Tattoos
Most of today has been occupied with reading and other activities, so I haven’t had the time to complete my latest Chauvet post. However, rather than break a run of thirteen days of daily blogging, I thought that I ought … Continue reading
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 4:II: Language and the Body
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 2:II, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 The Act of Symbolization To illustrate the act of symbolization, Chauvet gives the example of two secret agents who are given two irregular halves of a five-dollar … Continue reading
Posted in My Reading, Reviews, The Sacraments, Theological
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 4:I: The Symbol and the Sign
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 2:II, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 Chauvet has now established the methodological foundation for an understanding of the sacraments as mediations, rather than instruments, ‘as expressive media in which the identification and thus … Continue reading
Posted in My Reading, Reviews, The Sacraments, Theological
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Some Quick Thoughts on ‘Biblical Masculinity’ and the ‘Feminized Church’
The subject of ‘biblical masculinity’ has been receiving some discussion in various contexts recently, especially following Mark Driscoll’s recent remarks on the subject. I generally find him an extremely unhelpful voice on the subject of gender, even though I do … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Theological
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Towards a Kenotic Anthropology Part 2
Within this post I conclude the piece I posted yesterday. I wrote this over four years ago now, and probably wouldn’t express my position in quite the same way today. However, I think that there are some things worth exploring … Continue reading
Posted in Theological
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