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Category Archives: Sex and Sexuality
Why Do Men Fail To Trust Women?
My latest post on Passing the Salt Shaker went online earlier today. Within it I raise the question of why men so often fail to trust women, even when they are telling the truth, and especially in cases of abuse, suggesting … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Passing the Salt Shaker, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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How the Unmarried Can Reveal the Vocational Character of Marriage
I’ve posted over on the Passing the Salt Shaker blog again, this time on the way that the unmarried can help married persons to understand their vocation. [T]he New Testament treats the unmarried state as one that Christians can purposefully pursue … Continue reading
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The Politics of Abraham’s Foreskin
I have a new post up on Political Theology Today: The raw physicality of the covenant sign may come as a shock to those with delicate sensibilities. Perhaps it is for this reason that this week’s lection elides the part … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Genesis, Guest Post, OT, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society
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Podcast: Teens and Sexting
The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has been posted. This week we tackle the difficult and troubling topic of the practice of sexting among teens, engaging with Hanna Rosin’s recent Atlantic piece on the subject. You can also follow the podcast … Continue reading
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Rescuing Christian Masculinity
In his post on ‘Top Gear’ spirituality, John H identifies a number of the things that I find most frustrating about many attempts in the Church to connect with men and with the superficial analysis that often surrounds the ‘feminization … Continue reading
Podcast: On Friendship
The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. Once again, I don’t take part, but Derek, Andrew, and Matt have some thought-provoking and some just generally provocative things to say in my absence. This week’s episode is on the … Continue reading
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Podcast: Cultural Presuppositions and the Practices that Embody Them
The latest episode of the Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. This week Matt, Derek, and I discuss the final chapter of Oliver O’Donovan’s Begotten or Made? Among other issues, we address the ways in which we should approach such questions … Continue reading
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A Biblical Gender Essentialism?
In response to my previous post on the importance of a masculine priesthood, someone raised the question of whether, by seeming to ground male-only priesthood upon the association between masculinity and martial virtues, I was risking ‘essentialism’, neglecting to note … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Culture, Ethics, Genesis, OT, OT Theology, Scripture, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological, Theology
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Why a Masculine Priesthood is Essential
My thoughts about feminism, equality, and authority have provoked a considerable amount of controversy. Beyond the original discussion that sparked this off (about a month ago now), many comments have been left beneath Andrew’s post. My own post from yesterday … Continue reading
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Feminism, Equality, and Authority
My good friend and member of the Mere Fidelity crew, Andrew Wilson, unwittingly entangled us in a bit of an online controversy earlier today (I have it on good authority that it registered between a brouhaha and an apocalypse on the online … Continue reading
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