Category Archives: Church History

Lessons from the Collapse of American Protestantism

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve written a piece for The Gospel Coalition on the collapse of American Protestantism and what we should be braced for in the future. It’s also noteworthy that almost all the Christian intellectuals Jacobs discusses, whether historic or contemporary, belonged … Continue reading →

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One Reason Why John Stott’s Stand Against Martyn Lloyd-Jones Mattered

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

A couple of days ago, Justin Taylor published an interview with the Rev Dr Andrew Atherstone, upon the fiftieth anniversary of a pivotal event in English evangelical history. At the National Assembly of Evangelicals on October 18, 1966, two of … Continue reading →

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Common Places: A New Davenant Trust Sponsored Podcast

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The good folks over at the Davenant Trust are sponsoring a new podcast, Common Places. They have already posted two episodes, one with Brad Littlejohn and another with Eric Hutchinson. This is a podcast worth following.

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Rebuilding the Fallen Walls of Evangelicalism—Further Reflections on Evangelical Identity

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In my last post, I suggested that the time may have come for American Christians to abandon ‘evangelicalism’ (see Alan Jacobs’ thoughtful response). Within this post, I want to take a step back and offer a framework for thinking about … Continue reading →

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Has the Time Come to Abandon Evangelicalism?

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In light of the ignominious behaviour of leading ‘evangelical’ voices in supporting and standing by Donald Trump, I have a question for my American friends who haven’t compromised on this point. At what point should the self-designation ‘evangelical’ be abandoned? … Continue reading →

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Ian Paul on Evangelical Leadership

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

Grove Books publish a range of booklets on subjects relating to Christian theology and ministry. Each booklet offers an accessible and concise (typically under 30 pages), yet stimulating and informed treatment of its particular topic. Over the last few decades … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: 5. The Need for Trinitarian Clarity (Part II)

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

1. The Debate So Far 2. Survey of Some Relevant Material 3. Subordination 4. The Need for Trinitarian Clarity (Part 1) The fifth part of my series on the eternal subordination of the Son controversy has been published over on Reformation21. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church History, Controversies, Doctrine of God, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, NT, NT Theology, The Triune God, Theological | 2 Comments

The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: 2. Survey of Some Relevant Material

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The second part of my series on the eternal subordination of the Son controversy has just been published (see part one here).

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Podcast: Eternal Subordination

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

  Unless you’ve been hidden under a rock for the past two weeks, you have probably heard something about the recent controversy concerning the eternal subordination of the Son. In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are … Continue reading →

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Podcast: What is Appropriate in Worship?

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

This week we had a podcast time and subject lined up, but Matt wasn’t around and Derek couldn’t make it at the very last moment. Andrew has been in some conversations about whether dancing has a place in churches and … Continue reading →

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