Category Archives: The Blogosphere

JBJ Interview

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Alastair Roberts

There are three great brief interviews with James Jordan linked from this blog. Do take the time to watch them. In other news, I have just set up a Facebook group dedicated to James Jordan and BH, if any of … Continue reading →

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Leithart Versus Hirsch

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Picking up on some quotes by Roger Lundin, Leithart posts some helpfully criticisms of E.D. Hirsch, much beloved of conservatives for his insistence that the author’s intention is that which ultimately determines meaning. In the process, Leithart observes that the … Continue reading →

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BHT Questions

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

The denizens of the Boar’s Head Tavern have recently been answering a questionnaire, a questionnaire that has also been taken up by some off the list, including Joel, Kevin and Louis (who is a new blogger, but a long time … Continue reading →

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Worship and the Cartesian Man

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

James K.A. Smith writes:— I had the opportunity to “experience” a version of one of these services in Geneva (Service 10, “Queer”). This was going to be my first “emerging” worship experience, so I came with much anticipation. And I … Continue reading →

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Where Have All the Good Atheists Gone? — On the Loss of Important Conversations.

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Prosthesis links to this post by Thomas Adams at Without Authority: The intellectual laziness of modern atheism is a shame because, as has been pointed out elsewhere, Christianity needs smart atheists to keep it honest. In my estimation, the best … Continue reading →

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Jesus Not Coming Anytime Soon

Posted on November 5, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Peter Leithart writes: …[I]t would seem odd if the Lord gave Adam a commission to rule and subdue the earth, sent His Son to die and rise again as the Last Adam to restore humanity to that task, and then … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Narcissism

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Writing on the subject of the whole Ted Haggard mess, Doug Wilson observes: The second sign of trouble (evident long before the recent revelations) was the prevalent evangelical marketing of narcissism and celebrity as though it were a reasonable approximation … Continue reading →

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Active and Passive in Salvation

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

In the comments of my earlier post on Phillip Cary’s article on monergism and synergism, Joel Garver helpfully reminded me of the work of Michael Hanby, which, in turn, reminded me of this interesting Leithart post.

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What is Mother?

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

This is an old post, but I have only just read it and felt that I had to quote it: Q: What is Mother? A: Mother is an entity, finite, mortal, changeable in her affections and good graces, but nonetheless … Continue reading →

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Phillip Cary on Monergism and Synergism

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

The question of whether Augustine is a monergist or a synergist is more complicated. For one thing, even at his most monergistic, Augustine does not deny that we are active in our own salvation. Augustine is a monergist with respect … Continue reading →

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