Category Archives: Ethics

Podcast: The Four Loves, Part 3

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In this week’s Mere Fidelity episode, Derek, Matt, and I return to our discussion of C.S. Lewis’ book, The Four Loves. The chapter we explore this week is on the topic of friendship. You can also follow the podcast on … Continue reading →

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Essay in New Primer Volume

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I have an essay in the latest issue of Primer, a publication that is a cross between a journal and a book. Each of the two issues every year is devoted to a particular topic, with several essays designed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Creation, Culture, Ethics, Genesis, OT, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 2 Comments

Podcast: The Election Episode

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In this week’s podcast, Derek, Matt, and I are joined by John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center and co-author of Restoring all Things, to discuss the forthcoming US election. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Four Loves, Part 2

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

  In this week’s podcast, Derek, Matt, and I continue our discussion of C.S. Lewis’ book, The Four Loves. We talk about the third chapter of Lewis’ book, on the subject of affection. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, … Continue reading →

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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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Podcast: The Four Loves, Part 1

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In this week’s podcast, Derek, Matt, and I have our first discussion of C.S. Lewis’ book, The Four Loves, talking about the first two chapters of the book. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS … Continue reading →

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On Not Getting the Joke

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

Ian Paul has just posted on the necessity of interpretation in our engagement with the Bible. While I broadly agree with the point that he is trying to make and share his concerns about the position he is tackling, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Bible, Christian Experience, Controversies, Ethics, Hermeneutics, Revelation, Scripture, Theological | 7 Comments

Men, Women, and the Nature of Christian Teaching: Two Responses to Aimee Byrd

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

Yesterday, Aimee Byrd kindly responded to my post about a natural complementarian theology. The Calvinist International have just published my response to Byrd’s response, along with some thoughts from Dr. Eric Hutchinson: In a fallen world, where the differences between the … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Righteous Mind

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I get together to discuss Jonathan Haidt’s moral foundations thesis, as laid out in his book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. You can … Continue reading →

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