Category Archives: Philosophy

Learning Wisdom from the Serpents

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve written a post over on the Theopolis blog, in response to a piece by Dr David Field, in which he discusses some of the issues he will be exploring in his forthcoming Theopolis intensive course. Within it, I consider … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Creation, Ethics, Philosophy, Revelation, Scripture, Theological, Theopolis | 2 Comments

Podcast: Felix Culpa

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

On the latest Mere Fidelity episode, Derek, Matt, and I put on our theology nerd hats and discuss the concept of the felix culpa. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and … Continue reading →

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Theopolis Podcast: The Virtue of Nationalism, with Yoram Hazony

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

On the latest episode of the Theopolis podcast, Peter Leithart and I are joined by the Jewish biblical and political scholar, Yoram Hazony, for a long and stimulating conversation about his recent book, The Virtue of Nationalism. I summarized and … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Procreation—For and Against

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

On this episode of Mere Fidelity, Matt, Derek, and I continue in the vein of last week’s episode on infertility and discuss Matt’s PhD thesis, on the subject of arguments for and against procreation. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, … Continue reading →

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Video: More on Two Kingdoms

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

In today’s video, I address some questions that were raised in response to my previous video. Within the video, I reference Brad Littlejohn’s The Two Kingdoms: A Guide for the Perplexed and his Richard Hooker: A Companion to His Life and Work. … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Church History, Controversies, Ethics, Philosophy, Podcasts, Politics, Questions and Answers, Scripture, Society, The Church, Theological, Video | 3 Comments

Video: Matthieu Pageau’s ‘The Language of Creation’

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Within this video, I discuss Matthieu Pageau’s stimulating book, The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis. 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 →

Posted in Audio, Bible, Creation, Genesis, Hermeneutics, OT, OT Theology, Philosophy, Science, Scripture, Theological, Video | 1 Comment

Video: Appeals to Natural Law and Scripture and the Effectiveness of Jordan Peterson

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: I guess I’m intrigued about a couple of things. First, do you really think it’s the case that there is actually any kind of moral consensus in principle among people? The kind of thing that lets pro-Natural Law … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Audio, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Philosophy, Questions and Answers, Revelation, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological, Video | 2 Comments

A Week With Dr Esther Meek

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

A fortnight ago, I had the opportunity to participate in the Theopolis Institute’s intensive course with Dr Esther Lightcap Meek. Titled ‘An Introduction to Covenant Epistemology’, the course brought together over thirty students for a week of exploration into a … Continue reading →

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What Can We Learn From the Jordan Peterson Phenomenon?

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

I was recently invited to be a guest on John Piper’s podcast, Ask Pastor John, to talk about Jordan Peterson. You can listen to my discussion with my friend Tony Reinke here.

Posted in Culture, Guest Post, Interviews, Philosophy, Podcasts, Society | 3 Comments

Podcast: Modern Atheism, with Joseph Minich

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

In the latest episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by our friend Joseph Minich to talk about his recent book, Enduring Divine Absence: The Challenge of Modern Atheism, a book which I will be recommending to various people in … Continue reading →

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