Ad`ver`sa´ri`a
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Category Archives: In the News
On Thomas Achord
Thomas Achord is the headmaster of a private classical Christian school, the co-author of the 2021 book Who is My Neighbor? An Anthology in Natural Relations, and is co-host of the Ars Politica podcast with Stephen Wolfe, the author of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Nationalism, Stephen Wolfe, Thomas Achord
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Wisdom and Folly in Christian Responses to Coronavirus
In observing Christian responses to the coronavirus, perhaps nothing has stood out to me so much as the way that it reveals fundamental habits of mind, either characteristic of wisdom or of folly. The wisdom literature is often rather neglected … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Ethics, In the News, Society, Theological
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Video: Thoughts on the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel
Today, I am responding to a number of people’s requests and giving some thoughts on the recent Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel. If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you … Continue reading
Social Justice™: Seeking Integrity in a Society of Co-Opted Principle
Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/SRWkMIDdaO — Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 3, 2018 Beyond drawing attention to the specific issue of racial injustice, in kneeling for the American national anthem before the start of games, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Hermeneutics, In the News
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Royal Weddings and a Love Stronger Than Death
In the course of my studies, I have recently been appreciating the first volume of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy’s sociology, In the Cross of Reality: The Hegemony of Spaces. A remarkably brilliant thinker and a perceptive critic of sociologists’ aspirations to the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, In the News, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Podcast: Hospitality and Immigration, with Dr. Matthew Kaemingk
This week on Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I are joined by Dr. Matthew Kaemingk, the author of the recent Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear, to discuss his book. You can also follow the podcast on … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Economics, Ethics, In the News, Podcasts, Politics, Society, Theological
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Jordan Peterson and Powerful Men
Jordan Peterson’s interview with Cathy Newman on Channel 4 has understandably and deservedly been receiving a lot of attention over the last couple of days. A great many people have expressed their admiration for Peterson’s calm and clarity and, much … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, In the News, Sex and Sexuality
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No, Black Women Didn’t Save Evangelicalism
Freddie deBoer describes a particular sort of unhealthy progressive politics as the ‘politics of deference’: I have personally taken to thinking of a particular kind of misguided progressive political engagement as the politics of deference — that is, the political theory that suggests … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, In the News, Politics, Society
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Social Media and Subsidiarity
A video of a crying young boy describing his experiences of bullying in school has gone viral over the last day or so, being shared by many millions of people. Dozens of celebrities have responded, and have received glowing press … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, In the News, On the web, Society
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Hugh Hefner and the Logic of Porn
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
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, In the News, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological
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Alastair's Adversaria 