Category Archives: Sex and Sexuality

Response to Hannon on Heterosexuality

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Over on Mere Orthodoxy, Matthew Lee Anderson has written a helpful response to Michael Hannon’s recent First Things piece ‘Against Heterosexuality’. I read Hannon’s piece over a week ago and had a number of concerns about it when I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Sex and Sexuality, The Blogosphere, Theological | 11 Comments

Why Religious People Are Ashamed of Porn

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Marc over at Bad Catholic has a great post discussing the claim that religious people’s shame destroys their experience of sexuality. Discussing the relationship between the fact that religious people feel more shame about pornography yet supposedly have greater enjoyment … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, The Blogosphere | 3 Comments

Chris Seitz on the Biblical Crisis in the Homosexuality Debates

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I have been an appreciative reader of Chris Seitz for several years now. My reading of Seitz has chiefly been driven by my interest in Brevard Childs’ canonical approach, of which Seitz is one of the leading and most articulate … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Scripture, Sex and Sexuality, Theological | 30 Comments

Gender Integrated Ministry?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Within the continuing online discussion about the representation of women in Christian conferences, the issue of policies placing restrictions upon direct interactions between men and women has been raised. Such policies, it is claimed, are a direct obstacle to equality … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological | 10 Comments

The Modesty Debates: Combating Unilateralism and Myths of Strength

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

In a recent post I made a number of comments on the subject of modesty and modesty culture. I noted the lure of black-and-white ways of tackling such complex issues. Within this post I wish to highlight some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Experience, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological | 15 Comments

Further Discussion of Modesty

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

A lot of further ground has been covered in the comments beneath my recent post on the subject of modesty, on a number of different fronts. Do take a lot and feel free to add your voice to the conversation!

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Some Rambling and Unwelcome Reflections on Modesty Debates

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Did you know that, wherever you stand in the Christian blogosphere, you are never more than one foot away from a post on the subject of modesty? Here is another. Every couple of months or so, the topic of modesty … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 44 Comments

Talking About My Generation: Millennials and the Church

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

A few days ago, a Rachel Held Evans piece entitled ‘Why Millennials Are Leaving the Church’ was published on the CNN Belief Blog. Weighing in at little under 750 words, it nonetheless packs a considerable punch and has been linked … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, On the web, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, The Emergent Church, Theological | 137 Comments

Questions for Gay Affirming Christians

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

In my previous post, I provided a list with some examples of questions that Christians opposed to homosexual practice could ask themselves. I invited my readers to suggest further questions in the comments. Within this post I wish to provide … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 31 Comments

Questions for Christians Who Do Not Approve of Homosexual Practice

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

I have weighed in on the continuing debate on same sex marriage on a number of occasions on this blog. As I have done this, I have generally sought to distinguish that debate, which is primarily about the meaning of … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 36 Comments