Category Archives: Culture

Podcast: Ryan Anderson

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

In this week’s Mere Fidelity episode Matt, Derek, and I are joined by special guest, Ryan Anderson. We discuss Anderson’s new book, Truth Overruled, the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, religious freedom, and issues of Christian faithfulness and prudence in a society that has instituted … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Church

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

Last night I watched most of the livestreamed Future of the Church conversation online. I watched the rest this afternoon. I commented on last year’s Future of Protestantism discussion at length. I don’t have the time to do the same for this … Continue reading →

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Responding to the Refugee Crisis

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I have written a response to the refugee crisis facing Europe, which has just been posted over on Reformation 21. Over the past week, the refugee crisis facing Europe has been a matter of intense discussion here in the UK … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Extraordinary Ordinariness

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My latest post has just been published over on Political Theology Today. Within Deuteronomy, much of the focus is upon preparation for war in the land and the relationship with other nations is routinely presented in terms of conflict and … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice and Thought in Our Hyper-Connected Communities

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

A guest post of mine has just been published over at Mere Orthodoxy. Within it I discuss the resemblance between common dynamics of discourse online and those described in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, using an article by William Deresiewicz as … Continue reading →

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Too Long; Didn’t Read

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

About a couple of weeks ago, Matt Lee Anderson posted a 5,000 word piece over on Mere Orthodoxy, ‘The Distortions of Progressive Christians: How Religious Liberty is in Danger’. It was a characteristically thoughtful post: Matt carefully and methodically constructed … Continue reading →

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The Need for Practical Reason in the Abortion Debates

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

A guest post of mine has just been published on Political Theoology Today (for a change, it is not in the Politics of Scripture series). Theoretical reason concerning the good can often advance with a determined sureness of deductive steps … Continue reading →

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Podcast: After Obergefell

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. This week, the full cast are back to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. Among other things, we discuss the differences between US and UK responses to the legalization … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Abortion Wars

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The subject of abortion has been an extremely live one over the last few weeks, as the public has been shocked by a series of secretly recorded videos that have challenged both the legality and the morality of the practices … Continue reading →

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A Date for the Diary

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I am sure that many of you remember last year’s stimulating Future of Protestantism conversation (I gave some detailed reflections on it here). If you do, I am sure you will be excited to discover that, this year, the Torrey … Continue reading →

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