Category Archives: Audio

Video: The Theology of Jonathan Edwards

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Within this video, I discuss Michael McClymond and Gerald McDermott’s superb book, The Theology of Jonathan Edwards. If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you have found these videos helpful, please tell … Continue reading →

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Video: How Should We Understand the Weird Circumstances Around the Circumcision of Gershom?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: “What is happening in Exodus 4 where the Lord seeks Moses’ life, but Zipporah circumcises Gershom and touches Moses’ feet with the foreskin to make him a “bridegroom of blood”?” I reference James Jordan’s Law of the Covenant … Continue reading →

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Video: Why Did Satan Enter into Judas to Betray Jesus if He Knew the Cross Would Defeat Him?

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: “How should we understand Satan entering into Judas and his ensuing plan to betray Jesus (Luke 22:3-6)? The wilderness temptations, the rebuke of Peter (Matt. 16:21-23), Christ’s agony in the garden, and even the calls to him to … Continue reading →

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Video: Thinking Well About Our Disagreements

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question asks about ways that we should think about our disagreements in the Church. Within the discussion, I reference my discussion on the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel. You can also read the Oliver O’Donovan quotations I … Continue reading →

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Video: What’s the Deal With the Weird Healing Pool in John 5?

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: “What’s going on in John 5 with the pool at Bethsaida? Was there a magical healing pool? Does Jesus sanction this healing method? If Jesus didn’t sanction this pool, why doesn’t he condemn it?” If you have any … Continue reading →

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Video: Wittgenstein and Baptism

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: “What do philosophers like Wittgenstein and Rorty have to teach us about baptism and meaning?” If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you have found these videos helpful, please tell … Continue reading →

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Video: My Library and Reading Habits

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today I respond to a questioner asking for a tour of my bookshelves. You don’t get the tour (sorry!), but I do share a bit about my library and reading habits. Some of the books that I mention within the … Continue reading →

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Video: Paul Maxwell on Masculinity

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today, I am giving some thoughts about Paul Maxwell’s work on masculinity, summarized here. If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you have found these videos helpful, please tell your friends. If … Continue reading →

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Video: More on Two Kingdoms

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

In today’s video, I address some questions that were raised in response to my previous video. Within the video, I reference Brad Littlejohn’s The Two Kingdoms: A Guide for the Perplexed and his Richard Hooker: A Companion to His Life and Work. … Continue reading →

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Video: The Two Kingdoms

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: “Could you say more about the Two Kingdoms theology—especially how it need not fall back into a narrow pietism?” Within the video, I reference Brad Littlejohn’s The Two Kingdoms: A Guide for the Perplexed. If you have any … Continue reading →

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