Category Archives: In the News

Podcast: The Olympics and Sports

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Matt, Derek, and I are joined by Michael Austin for a topical discussion of the Olympics and the place that sports have in our culture. We take the following quotation as a starting point for … Continue reading →

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Brexit and the Moral Vision of Nationhood

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I have a lengthy guest post over on Mere Orthodoxy, reflecting upon the recent Brexit vote, and what it may reveal about a growing class and ideological divide in the UK and in the world more generally. Within it I … Continue reading →

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Brexit Throws Down The Gauntlet For Confronting Deep Social Divisions

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

A piece of mine on the recent Brexit vote has just been published over on Political Theology Today. Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is a social earthquake that will define the next generation of politics in this country. … Continue reading →

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Conquest Narratives in Christianity and Islam

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve guest posted again for Political Theology Today, discussing Pope Francis’ recent claim that Christianity shares in common with Islam an emphasis upon the theme of conquest and his referencing of the Great Commission of Matthew 28 as an example … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Kings, Apologetics, Bible, Controversies, Guest Post, In the News, Joshua, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Politics, Theological | 2 Comments

The Politics of Wisdom and Folly

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just guest posted over on Political Theology Today. I discuss the significance of the personification of Wisdom in Proverbs and the relevance of the distinction between the politics of folly and wisdom. The conceptual interplay between the pursuit of … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Amoris Laetitia

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

For this week’s podcast, the Mere Fidelity crew is joined by our friend Pascal Emmanuel Gobry. Within this episode we discuss the papal document, Amoris Laetitia and some of the reactions to it (see, for instance, Matthew Schmitz and Dwight … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Jettison the ‘Strong Female Character’

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just guest posted over on Mere Orthodoxy on the subject of the Strong Female Character trope: Fictional worlds are places in which we can explore possibilities for identity and agency. The fact that women’s stature as full agents is … Continue reading →

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The Friendship Between Justices Scalia and Ginsburg and the Importance of Civility for Public Dispute

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just guest posted over on Political Theology Today, discussing some of the lessons that we can learn from the friendship between Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The current rise of inflammatory and uncivil rhetoric, of prescriptive, punitive, and … Continue reading →

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Unearthing The Roots of Donald Trump’s Popular Appeal

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

A guest post of mine has just gone up over on Mere Orthodoxy. Within it I respond to claims that Donald Trump’s supporters are merely driven by racism, xenophobia, a hunger for unjust power, and enthralment to celebrity culture. I … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Ryan Anderson

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

In this week’s Mere Fidelity episode Matt, Derek, and I are joined by special guest, Ryan Anderson. We discuss Anderson’s new book, Truth Overruled, the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, religious freedom, and issues of Christian faithfulness and prudence in a society that has instituted … Continue reading →

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