Category Archives: Christian Experience

Podcast: Should We Hope To Die At 75?

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The latest episode of Mere Fidelity has just been posted. This week Derek, Matt, and I discuss a Christian attitude towards mortality in a culture driven by the fear of death. The starting point for our discussion is Ezekiel Emanuel’s … 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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The Politics of the Empty Tomb

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I guest-posted a Scriptural reflection on the politics of the empty tomb earlier today. Political theology, like many other forms of theology, is in constant danger of quests to secure the stable and settled presence of Christ. It risks denying … Continue reading →

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The Modesty Debates: Combating Unilateralism and Myths of Strength

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

In a recent post I made a number of comments on the subject of modesty and modesty culture. I noted the lure of black-and-white ways of tackling such complex issues. Within this post I wish to highlight some of the … Continue reading →

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Further Discussion of Modesty

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

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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An Ethic of Nerve and Compassion

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

The Ethic of Empathy A couple of days ago, I posted on the subject of the new purity ethic. As I have followed the development of this conversation over the last couple of years, among the things that I have … Continue reading →

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The God of Handicrafts

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Last night I picked up my knitting again after a long break. I have been knitting on and off since I was eight years old. While I have also enjoyed such things as sketching and card design, and have attempted … Continue reading →

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Guest Post on the Body in Leviticus

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

I have guest posted over on The Big Bible Project, on the subject of lessons that we can learn from the significance given to the body in the book of Leviticus: The book of Leviticus has been the death of … Continue reading →

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Virginity and the Gospel

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

About six months ago, I blogged on the subject of chastity and pre-marital virginity. Over the last few days, I have seen the issue of Christian teaching on the subject of virginity becoming a live one again. Following a long … Continue reading →

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The Psalms in Worship

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

Ben Myers has some wonderful thoughts on the place and importance of the Psalms in worship: I sometimes worry that our hymnbooks – where you have a more or less arbitrary selection of songs, arranged by various doctrinal and liturgical … Continue reading →

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