Category Archives: Sex and Sexuality

On Men, Shame, and Brotherhood

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

https://twitter.com/drantbradley/status/960717197776703489 A couple of days ago someone drew my attention to a Twitter thread by Dr Anthony Bradley that has been receiving a lot of attention. Within the thread Bradley seeks to explain the appeal of Jordan Peterson to young … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Experience, Culture, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 49 Comments

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 →

Posted in Culture, Economics, Ethics, Guest Post, Reviews, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 2 Comments

What Socialization and Social Construction Can’t Explain

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

In a discussion such as that surrounding Jordan Peterson’s recent interview, one can predict with some certainty that several responses will appear countering claims about psychological and behavioural differences between the sexes with appeals to the forces of socialization and … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 7 Comments

Jordan Peterson and Powerful Men

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Jordan Peterson’s interview with Cathy Newman on Channel 4 has understandably and deservedly been receiving a lot of attention over the last couple of days. A great many people have expressed their admiration for Peterson’s calm and clarity and, much … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, In the News, Sex and Sexuality | 27 Comments

Podcast: Equality

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Our first podcast of 2018 is on the entirely uncontroversial subject of equality as a Christian value. One of our listeners requested that we devote a show to the topic and, being the reckless fools that we are, we agreed … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Ethics, Philosophy, Podcasts, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 10 Comments

Questions and Answers on my ‘Strong Female Character’ Trope Article

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

  Someone drew my attention to a bit of a brouhaha that has been going on over on Twitter about an article I wrote a year and a half ago, in which I questioned the trope of the ‘strong female character’. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Culture, Judges, OT, Questions and Answers, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 51 Comments

Rough Thoughts on ‘Wokeness and Myth on Campus’

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

Alan Jacobs has a thought-provoking piece in The New Atlantis in which he explores some of the underlying dynamics of protests surrounding controversial speech on campus. You should read his piece before you read the rest of this post, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 12 Comments

Schrödinger’s Cat Person

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

“Cat Person”, a short story from the New Yorker, recently achieved viral status. Within it, Kristen Roupenian tells the tale of a brief yet ill-fated ‘relationship’ between Margot, a twenty-year-old college student and the story’s protagonist, and Robert, a man … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 21 Comments

Video: Do We Need an Ecumenical Council on Homosexuality?

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

My latest Davenant Institute video has just been published. Within it, Brad Belschner and I discuss the question of whether the Church should set up an ecumenical council on the question of homosexuality.

Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological | 1 Comment

The Strangeness of the Modern Mind

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

The question of how things that were once inconceivable can become conventional and even majority viewpoints is one we far too infrequently ask ourselves. How is it possible, for instance, that the norm of marriage as a male-and-female institution is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Creation, Culture, Ethics, Galatians, Genesis, NT, OT, Politics, Science, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 47 Comments