Category Archives: Bible

Review of Beale and Kim’s ‘God Dwells Among Us’

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My review of G.K. Beale and Mitchell Kim’s book, God Dwells Among Us went up earlier today over on The Gospel Coalition website. God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth found its genesis in Greg Beale’s earlier … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Eschatological Imminence

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve guest posted on the Political Theology blog today, commenting on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31: The sense of eschatological imminence that we encounter in New Testament passages such as 1 Corinthians 7 has represented a nagging problem for many theologians. Indeed, … Continue reading →

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The Politics of the Individual

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My latest guest post over on the Political Theology Blog: Accustomed as we are to thinking in terms of an individual-state polarity, it can be difficult for us to recover the political significance—and responsibility—of the individual as the bearer of the … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Polarization

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

My latest guest post on the Political Theology blog was posted a couple of days ago. This week, I discuss Luke’s account of the meeting with Simeon and Anna in the temple: Christians are often inclined to downplay the political … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Hospitality

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just remembered that I forgot to link to a guest post that I recently wrote for the Political Theology blog. The post is on the subject of the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. By coming to us … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Bible and Dr Peter Enns

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The latest episode of Mere Fidelity is a discussion of Dr Peter Enns’ recent book, The Bible Tells Me So. Andrew Wilson wrote a review of the book, to which Dr Enns responded, to which response Wilson later responded (Wilson has previously … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Privilege

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just guest-posted over on the Political Theology blog, on the subject of the politics of privilege: Privilege is a powerful reality in our social, civic, and political life. As our eyes are opened to its dynamics (a good sign … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Sacrifice

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I have just guest posted over on the Political Theology blog: Various myths have been forged to account for the foundation of nations, not only in stories such as those of Romulus and Remus, but also in the famous myths … Continue reading →

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A Biblical Gender Essentialism?

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

In response to my previous post on the importance of a masculine priesthood, someone raised the question of whether, by seeming to ground male-only priesthood upon the association between masculinity and martial virtues, I was risking ‘essentialism’, neglecting to note … Continue reading →

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Feminism, Equality, and Authority

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

My good friend and member of the Mere Fidelity crew, Andrew Wilson, unwittingly entangled us in a bit of an online controversy earlier today (I have it on good authority that it registered between a brouhaha and an apocalypse on the online … Continue reading →

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