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Category Archives: Ethics
Priest, King, Prophet
While it is very far from the most articulate or well-ordered treatment of the subject (like the rest of my videos it is done without any notes or preparation, off the top of my head), the following is a brief … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Ethics, OT, OT Theology, Theological, Video
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Podcast: ‘Take Heart’ with Matt Chandler
On this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I are joined to discuss Take Heart, the recently published book he wrote with David Roark. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Culture, Ethics, Podcasts, Society, The Church, Theological
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Can We Just Be Friends?—Some Reflections on the Graham Rule
The following are some rough and random thoughts on the Graham/Pence Rule, which, in response to the allegations made against Bill Hybels and others, is being discussed again. 1. Although it isn’t a position that I have encountered that … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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My Writing on Jordan Peterson
Over the last few weeks and months, many thousands of people have visited my blog to read my various reflections on Jordan Peterson. Any long term follower of this blog shouldn’t be at all surprised that Peterson and the phenomena … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Politics, Society
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Discourse in the Culture Wars and the Hunger for Catharsis
This is just the fucking worst. Imagine a self-help book written by the Darth Maul of tenured campus bad boys, an act of trahison des clercs so severe that it calls into question the entire five-thousand-year academic project—a book that … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, On the web, Society
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Understanding Jordan Peterson
“A man who disbelieved the Christian story as fact but continually fed on it as myth would, perhaps, be more spiritually alive than one who assented and did not think much about it.”—C.S. Lewis Who Is Jordan Peterson? A couple … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Culture, Ethics, Philosophy, Society, Theological
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Conversation About the Ethics of Social Media
My friend Brad Littlejohn and I had a conversation a few days ago about the ethics of social media. You can watch it here.
Some Further Thoughts on Men, Women, and Shame
The following are some further thoughts, following on from my post on men and shame. The issue of the relationship between women and men’s shame should be addressed more closely, because there is an awful lot going on there. I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Sex in Zero Gravity
A review of mine on Mark Regnerus’ recent book, Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy has just been posted over on The Gospel Coalition website. Within the book, Regnerus describes and seeks to explain the shape of contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, Ethics, Guest Post, Reviews, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Virtue Ethics in a Virtual Age
Earlier this week, I had a thoroughly enjoyable day at Ian Paul’s Festival of Theology event, a day devoted to eight TED-talk style presentations, each followed by questions. If you don’t already know him, Ian Paul is the blogger at … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, On the web, Philosophy, Society
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Alastair's Adversaria 