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Category Archives: Ethics
Orthodox Alexithymia and Unorthodox Sentimentalism
The issue of ‘orthodox alexithymia’ has resurfaced in a number of contexts online over the last few days. Richard Beck describes what he means by this term: What I’m describing here might be captured by the tag “orthodox alexithymia.” By “orthodox” … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Society, Theological, Theology, Worship
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Pro-Life Teaching for Children
Earlier today on an e-mail discussion list, someone raised some questions about the best ways to spread a pro-life message, especially to a younger audience. I e-mailed a response to part of the question, suggesting the way that I would … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Society
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Is Our Religion Kindness?
A statement from the Dalai Lama appeared several times in my Twitter feed this afternoon: “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” Several people have expressed their belief that Christianity could do well starting from the same point. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Theological
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‘Year of Biblical Womanhood’ Review – Part 3
Welcome to the third part of the review of Rachel Held Evans’s A Year of Biblical Womanhood, within which we engage with chapters 7-9 of the book, following on from part 1 and part 2. Listen here! Listen to the other … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bible, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, My Reading, Reviews, Sex and Sexuality, Theological, What I'm Reading
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Triggering and the Triggered in the American Conservative and some further thoughts
Visits to this blog have received something of a bump over the last couple of days, as both Steve Sailer and the American Conservative linked to a post of mine from a few months ago – On Triggering and the Triggered, … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Ethics, On the web, The Blogosphere, Theological
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‘Year of Biblical Womanhood’ Review – Part 2
This is the second part of the review of Rachel Held Evans’s A Year of Biblical Womanhood, within which we engage with chapters 4-6 of the book. It follows on from the themes discussed in the first review here. You … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bible, Controversies, Ethics, Guest Post, My Reading, Reviews, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Why I Believe in Pre-Marital Virginity
Yesterday I came across yet another piece lamenting how screwed up the views of sex among evangelical men and women who believe in sexual abstinence outside of marriage are. I must have read at least a dozen or more such … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality
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On Triggering and the Triggered, Part 4
Within this series of posts I am commenting on the dynamics of many heated online and offline debates and arguments. These thoughts were occasioned by the recent brouhaha surrounding a quotation from Pastor Douglas Wilson on Jared Wilson’s blog, which … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Ethics, Society, The Blogosphere, Theological
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On Triggering and the Triggered, Part 2
In my previous post, I dealt with the controversy that had developed around Jared Wilson’s post: ‘The Polluted Waters of 50 Shades of Grey, Etc.’ and the quoted comments from Pastor Douglas Wilson within it. Since writing that post, Jared … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, On the web, The Blogosphere, Theological
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Links and Jottings 2
Having a lot of half-formed thoughts prompted by various articles in my mind at the moment, I thought that I would quickly post a few of them here, along with some interesting links. 1. David Brooks writes about the crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Culture, Ethics, In the News, Just for Fun, Music, On the web, OT, Quotations, The Blogosphere, Theological, Uncategorized, Video
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Alastair's Adversaria 