Category Archives: Apologetics

Podcast: The Virgin Birth

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

In our final podcast of 2017, the entire cast is on the show to discuss the Virgin Birth. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and on this page on my blog.

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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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Join Me in Davenant House this Summer to Explore Christian Wisdom!

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

Shane Morris recently interviewed me about the work of Davenant House. The interview was published this morning. There are still places available for this year’s Protestant Wisdom Summer Programs, for any who would like to join me for a few … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Silence, with Brett McCracken

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

On this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Matt and I are joined by Brett McCracken for a discussion of Martin Scorsese’s new film, Silence, which Brett reviewed for Christianity Today.  The film, an adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s famous novel of … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Tim Keller, ‘Making Sense of God’

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

This week, the full cast of Mere Fidelity was joined by Tim Keller for a discussion of his superb new book, Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this … Continue reading →

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On Not Getting the Joke

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

Ian Paul has just posted on the necessity of interpretation in our engagement with the Bible. While I broadly agree with the point that he is trying to make and share his concerns about the position he is tackling, the … Continue reading →

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Conquest Narratives in Christianity and Islam

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve guest posted again for Political Theology Today, discussing Pope Francis’ recent claim that Christianity shares in common with Islam an emphasis upon the theme of conquest and his referencing of the Great Commission of Matthew 28 as an example … Continue reading →

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Davenant House Interview

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Brad Littlejohn and Jake Meador about the work of Davenant House. The interview has now been posted over on Mere Orthodoxy. If, after reading the interview, you are interested … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Martyrdom

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. This week, Matt, Derek, and I are joined by special guest, Sean McDowell to discuss the subject of martyrdom. Within the podcast we discuss the reliability of the evidence of the martyrdom … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Big Questions

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

We had intended to do this week’s podcast on the subject of sacrifice. However, Derek was MIA when we were due to start, so Andrew, Matt, and I had to think of a new topic a minute or two before starting … Continue reading →

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