Category Archives: Sex and Sexuality

Video: Are Sexual Ethics Part of Orthodoxy?

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

The latest of my videos with the Davenant Institute has just been posted. Within this video, Brad Belschner and I discuss the relationship between sexual ethics and orthodoxy, pointing out the bearing that the creed has upon our use of … Continue reading →

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Review of Todd Wilson’s ‘Mere Sexuality’

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just reviewed Todd Wilson’s Mere Sexuality: Rediscovering the Christian Vision of Sexuality for the Gospel Coalition website. I think Wilson’s attempt to provide an account of “mere sexuality” suffers on account of his taking current debates about homosexuality as … Continue reading →

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Video: Is Ethics Part of Orthodoxy?

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

My latest Davenant Institute discussion with Brad Belschner has just gone online. On this one, we discuss whether ethics is a part of orthodoxy.

Posted in Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, The Church, Theological, Video | 19 Comments

John Ruskin and the Illusion of Value

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

A post of mine on the subject of labour, money, and the question of value has just been posted over on The Kitchen Table. Within it, in conversation with Ruskin, Mill, and Marx, I discuss what value is and how … Continue reading →

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

Video: Getting Beyond Headship Battles

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

Continuing from my previous two videos, I have another Davenant Discussion video in which I give some brief thoughts on the subject of headship in conversation with Brad Belschner. Visit the Davenant Institute’s site to find out more about their work, to watch … Continue reading →

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Video: What is Masculinity?

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

I have a new video following on from my earlier video on The Challenges of Gender in the 21st Century. Within it, I offer some prefatory remarks on the subject of masculinity.

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Hugh Hefner and the Logic of Porn

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just written a piece for the Calvinist International on the subject of Hugh Hefner and the logic of porn. Within it I argue, along with a 2003 piece by Read Mercer Schuchardt, that porn leads to the feminization of … Continue reading →

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Video: The Challenges of Gender in the 21st Century

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

This is the first of twelve videos in which I discuss various cultural and theological subjects with Brad Belschner. Within this video we discuss the challenges of gender in the 21st century. Visit the Davenant Institute’s site to find out … Continue reading →

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Answers to Unusual Questions

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

Over the last few days, I have answered about a couple of hundred questions on Curious Cat, on a host of different topics. I’ve particularly tried to answer questions on various issues that are taboo or difficult to discuss in … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Orthodoxy and Ethics

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

Mere Fidelity is back after a long summer break, with an episode on the subject of orthodoxy and ethics. We discuss the recent debates about the relationship between orthodoxy and sexual ethics and then talk briefly about the Nashville Statement. … Continue reading →

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