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Category Archives: Ethics
Escaping the Prison of Social Sensitivity
Social Sensitivity and its Dangers It may surprise some people to learn this, but I have an intense aversion to social awkwardness, breach of social etiquette, and to other people’s social discomfort. If someone treads on my toe, I will … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, In the News, Society
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The Politics of the Stumbling Stone
Earlier today a reflection of mine on the subject of 1 Peter 2:2-10 was published over on Political Theology Today. In three interwoven scriptural allusions, 1 Peter 2:4-10 presents us with a striking image. While undertaking a great construction project, … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Peter, Bible, Ethics, NT, NT Theology, Politics, The Church, Theological
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The Internet, Blogging, Authority, and the Sexes
The subject of women’s online platforms has been a live one over the last few weeks. A couple of days ago, Christianity Today published an article by Tish Harrison Warren, which provoked considerable controversy, many believing that women were being … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, On the web, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Blogosphere, Theological
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Bill Nye, Progressive Science, and the Threat of Nature
Over the last couple of days, I’ve seen a number of people sharing clips from episode 9 of Bill Nye’s new Netflix show, Bill Nye Saves the World. The videos in question were of two segments of the show. In … Continue reading
Podcast: The Benedict Option, with Rod Dreher
Our last episode of Mere Fidelity for a few months is devoted to a discussion of the book of the hour, The Benedict Option, with its author, Rod Dreher. We explore the questions of how the Church should relate to society in … Continue reading
Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, My Reading, Podcasts, Politics, Society, The Church, Theological, What I'm Reading
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Join Me in Davenant House this Summer to Explore Christian Wisdom!
Shane Morris recently interviewed me about the work of Davenant House. The interview was published this morning. There are still places available for this year’s Protestant Wisdom Summer Programs, for any who would like to join me for a few … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Church History, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, My Doings, Philosophy, Society, Theological
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The Politics of Premature Rule
I’ve just posted over on the Political Theology Today blog, on the subject of the Fall as a story of premature rule: The example of the adam and his wife should be a cautionary one for us, encouraging us to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Ethics, Genesis, Guest Post, OT, Politics, Theological
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Freeing Speech: Free Speech, Milo, and the University
A few weeks ago, before more recent events, I wrote an article on the subject of the current struggle for free speech, which has just been published over on Mere Orthodoxy. Within it I argue that the focus of the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, In the News, Politics, Society
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Difficult Straits—Milo Yiannopoulos, SJWs, and the Treacherous Passage into Adulthood
The following are some quickly assembled and loosely joined together thoughts on the recent (temporary?) fall of Milo Yiannopoulos and some of the responses. Provocation and Hypocrisy A few days ago, recordings of Milo Yiannopoulos joking about and suggesting the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, In the News, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Podcast: Silence, with Brett McCracken
On this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Matt and I are joined by Brett McCracken for a discussion of Martin Scorsese’s new film, Silence, which Brett reviewed for Christianity Today. The film, an adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s famous novel of … Continue reading
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