Category Archives: Culture

Sexual Difference, Liberal and Christian

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The Theopolis Institute has just published an article of mine on the subject of sexual difference: [I]n creating us male and female, God established an otherness whose specific form is given great significance. In our thinking about otherness, the form of … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 5 Comments

Podcast: Beyond the Abortion Wars

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The latest episode of Mere Fidelity has just gone online. This week we discuss abortion with Charles Camosy, associate professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University, and the author of the recent book, Beyond the Abortion Wars: A … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Podcasts, Politics, Theological | 14 Comments

Podcast: Christendom and the Privilege of the Church

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. This week Derek Rishmawy, Matt Lee Anderson, Andrew Wilson, and I discuss the question of whether the Church should enjoy cultural and political privilege. Take a listen and share your thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Podcasts, Politics, Society, The Church, Theological | 23 Comments

Why Do Men Fail To Trust Women?

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My latest post on Passing the Salt Shaker went online earlier today. Within it I raise the question of why men so often fail to trust women, even when they are telling the truth, and especially in cases of abuse, suggesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, Passing the Salt Shaker, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 43 Comments

Podcast: The Spirituality of Work

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

Last week, Derek Rishmawy and I were joined by Nancy Nordenson to discuss her forthcoming book, Finding Livelihood. The podcast of that conversation has gone online today. Do take a listen and share your thoughts! Next week we should be back … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, My Reading, Podcasts, Reviews, Theological | Leave a comment

Thoughts on the Unmarried State

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve posted over on the Passing the Salt Shaker blog, giving some thoughts on the unmarried state, in the continuing discussion following Graham Ware’s introductory post: The welcoming of the unmarried in the early Church was radical, but perhaps not … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Eschatology, Guest Post, The Church, Theological | 5 Comments

Podcast: Our Culture of Public Shaming

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has gone online. This week, Derek Rishmawy, Andrew Wilson, Matt Lee Anderson, and I discuss the contemporary culture of public shaming. We take our starting point in Jon Ronson’s New York Times Magazine article, ‘How … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, On the web, Podcasts, Society | Leave a comment

Podcast: Living Through the Church’s Exile

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

On the latest Mere Fidelity podcast, I join Derek Rishmawy, Matt Lee Anderson, and Andrew Wilson to discuss the rhetoric of the Church being in ‘exile’ or entering into ‘winter’. As background reading for the discussion, you may want to start … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Culture, Podcasts, The Church | Leave a comment

Podcast: Teens and Sexting

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has been posted. This week we tackle the difficult and troubling topic of the practice of sexting among teens, engaging with Hanna Rosin’s recent Atlantic piece on the subject. You can also follow the podcast … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Podcasts, Sex and Sexuality, Society | Leave a comment

Rescuing Christian Masculinity

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

In his post on ‘Top Gear’ spirituality, John H identifies a number of the things that I find most frustrating about many attempts in the Church to connect with men and with the superficial analysis that often surrounds the ‘feminization … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Experience, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological | 87 Comments