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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 3: Subjects and Mediation
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 2:II, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 Reality always comes to us in a mediated form, being constructed by the symbolic order. This symbolic order designates the system of connections between the different elements … Continue reading
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A Couple of Days in London
Some of you may have noticed that things have been quieter here over over the last couple of days. I spent Wednesday and Thursday down in London, looking around the city, and meeting up with friends old and new. The … Continue reading
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Terry Eagleton’s Vision of Christianity
Over on Curlew River, John H writes on Terry Eagleton’s vision of Christianity: Prof Eagleton is not a Christian, but he is (a) highly sympathetic towards the account of Christian faith he first encountered as a student “with the aid … Continue reading
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Postcards From The Oubliette
My Tumblr blog, Postcards from the Oubliette, has just come out of its aestivation. It is the go-to place for everything that I am too image-conscious to post here.
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 2:II: Theology After Heidegger
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:I, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 In the previous post in this series, I sketched Chauvet’s summary of Heidegger’s challenge to traditional metaphysical thinking. At this point, Chauvet turns from summarizing Heidegger … Continue reading
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Why Pray?
1. Our Father who art in heaven Because without prayer there is only – myself. Between the heaven of prayer and the hell of the self there is no middle way. The more I try to find myself, the more … Continue reading
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New Year, New Covenant – A Message for the Start of 2012
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. Because finding fault with them, He says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant … Continue reading
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Knitting Projects from the Past Year
Though many might think that it should be a guilty secret, I am an unapologetic and unembarrassed knitter. While I usually post images of projects on this Tumblr blog (shared with an American friend, who crochets and does glasswork), I … Continue reading
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Joe Carter on Reading the Bible
A few years ago I stumbled across a variation of the four steps in a blog post by my Evangel co-blogger Fred Sanders and implemented his recommendation that day. I later had the pleasure of meeting Sanders in person and … Continue reading
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‘Symbol and Sacrament’ Chapter 2:I: Heidegger and the Overcoming of Metaphysics
Symbol and Sacrament Posts: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2:II, Chapter 3, Chapter 4:I, Chapter 4:II, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 [I have split this chapter into two parts, as it is rather dense and philosophical, but worth spending time over.] Having highlighted the problematic … Continue reading
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