Category Archives: Ethics

The Strangeness of the Modern Mind

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

The question of how things that were once inconceivable can become conventional and even majority viewpoints is one we far too infrequently ask ourselves. How is it possible, for instance, that the norm of marriage as a male-and-female institution is … Continue reading →

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Video: Are Sexual Ethics Part of Orthodoxy?

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

The latest of my videos with the Davenant Institute has just been posted. Within this video, Brad Belschner and I discuss the relationship between sexual ethics and orthodoxy, pointing out the bearing that the creed has upon our use of … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Awaiting the King, with Davey Henreckson

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

The final volume in James K.A. Smith’s Cultural Liturgies trilogy, Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology, has just been released. In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Davey Henreckson joins us to discuss Smith’s book. This is, I believe, our … Continue reading →

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Review of Todd Wilson’s ‘Mere Sexuality’

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just reviewed Todd Wilson’s Mere Sexuality: Rediscovering the Christian Vision of Sexuality for the Gospel Coalition website. I think Wilson’s attempt to provide an account of “mere sexuality” suffers on account of his taking current debates about homosexuality as … Continue reading →

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Video: Is Ethics Part of Orthodoxy?

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

My latest Davenant Institute discussion with Brad Belschner has just gone online. On this one, we discuss whether ethics is a part of orthodoxy.

Posted in Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, The Church, Theological, Video | 19 Comments

Podcast: On Ethics and Technology with Michael Sacasas

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

In our latest episode of Mere Fidelity, Matt and I discuss ethics and technology with our guest, Michael Sacasas, who writes on issues relating to technology over on his blog, The Frailest Thing. I have been a highly appreciative reader … Continue reading →

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John Ruskin and the Illusion of Value

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

A post of mine on the subject of labour, money, and the question of value has just been posted over on The Kitchen Table. Within it, in conversation with Ruskin, Mill, and Marx, I discuss what value is and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Economics, Ethics, Guest Post, Philosophy, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 2 Comments

Video: Getting Beyond Headship Battles

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

Continuing from my previous two videos, I have another Davenant Discussion video in which I give some brief thoughts on the subject of headship in conversation with Brad Belschner. Visit the Davenant Institute’s site to find out more about their work, to watch … Continue reading →

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The Politics of the Vineyard of Israel

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

I have just posted a reflection on Isaiah 5, Psalm 80, and Matthew 21 over on Political Theology Today. Within it I explore the significance of the prophetic vine parables and the vantage point that they can provide us upon … Continue reading →

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Hugh Hefner and the Logic of Porn

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just written a piece for the Calvinist International on the subject of Hugh Hefner and the logic of porn. Within it I argue, along with a 2003 piece by Read Mercer Schuchardt, that porn leads to the feminization of … Continue reading →

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