Category Archives: Reviews

The Church’s Book—A Theopolis Conversation with Brad East

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Alastair Roberts

In the latest Theopolis Conversation, I discuss Brad East’s recently published work, The Church’s Book: Theologies of Scripture in Ecclesial Context, which explores the relationship between bibliology (the doctrine of Scripture) and ecclesiology in the work of Karl Barth and … Continue reading →

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Two Stories of Manhood

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Alastair Roberts

I review two books for The Gospel Coalition website: It’s Good To Be A Man by Michael Foster and Dominic Bnonn Tennant and The Men That We Need by Brant Hansen. Whether we’re believers reading the Scriptures for our personal … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Infertility with Matthew Arbo

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

On this episode of Mere Fidelity, Matt, Derek, and I are joined by Matthew Arbo, author of the recent book, Walking Through Infertility: Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for Those Who Are Struggling. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Vindicating the Vixens’

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

I wrote a review of Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible, a recent book edited by Sandra Glahn, which has just been posted over on the CBMW website. In the necessary work of restoring … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Disruptive Witness, with The Alan Noble

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

In the latest episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by The Alan Noble to discuss his recent book, Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to … Continue reading →

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Video: The Theology of Jonathan Edwards

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Within this video, I discuss Michael McClymond and Gerald McDermott’s superb book, The Theology of Jonathan Edwards. If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you have found these videos helpful, please tell … Continue reading →

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Video: John Hughes’ ‘The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism’

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

On today’s video, I give a lengthy summary and discussion of the argument of John Hughes’ stimulating book, The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism. If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. … Continue reading →

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Why American Elites Supported Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Darel Paul has written a thought-provoking new book, From Tolerance to Equality: How Elites Brought America to Same-Sex Marriage. I reviewed it here. Marriages between two persons of the same sex represent the dislodging of the gendered hierarchy in marriages … Continue reading →

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Sex in Zero Gravity

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

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 →

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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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