Category Archives: Apologetics

Why Are Christians so Hung Up About Sex?

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

I recently spoke on this subject for the Davenant Institute. You can listen to the lecture here:

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Video: Elisha and the She-Bears

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today I discuss the troubling passage at the end of 2 Kings 2, where forty-two are killed after ridiculing the prophet Elisha. This discussion was prompted by Jonathan Pageau’s discussion of this passage. If you have any questions for me, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Apologetics, Audio, Bible, Controversies, Hermeneutics, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Theological, Video | 9 Comments

Podcast: Disruptive Witness, with The Alan Noble

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

In the latest episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by The Alan Noble to discuss his recent book, Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to … Continue reading →

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Video: How Does Our Highly Technological Age Affect Our Reading of the Bible?

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Alastair Roberts
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Video: Appeals to Natural Law and Scripture and the Effectiveness of Jordan Peterson

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: I guess I’m intrigued about a couple of things. First, do you really think it’s the case that there is actually any kind of moral consensus in principle among people? The kind of thing that lets pro-Natural Law … Continue reading →

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Does Creedal Orthodoxy Require Traditional Sexual Ethics?

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

The Davenant Institute have just released a booklet written by me, on the relationship between sexual ethics and Christian orthodoxy. You can read it here and subscribe to future Davenant Digests here. This Davenant Digest, like other Davenant Digests, is available … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Modern Atheism, with Joseph Minich

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

In the latest episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by our friend Joseph Minich to talk about his recent book, Enduring Divine Absence: The Challenge of Modern Atheism, a book which I will be recommending to various people in … Continue reading →

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Conversation with Brad Littlejohn on Jordan Peterson now on Youtube

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

A number of you asked whether we would put this on Youtube. Here you go:

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What Should Christians Think About Jordan Peterson?

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

The full video of my conversation with Brad Littlejohn of the Davenant Institute on Jordan Peterson is available here. Brad is a close friend and a great conversation partner: it was fun to record a couple of our conversations for … Continue reading →

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Understanding Jordan Peterson

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

“A man who disbelieved the Christian story as fact but continually fed on it as myth would, perhaps, be more spiritually alive than one who assented and did not think much about it.”—C.S. Lewis Who Is Jordan Peterson? A couple … Continue reading →

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