Category Archives: Controversies

Podcast: On Satire

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Matt, Derek, and I are joined by our good friend Karen Swallow Prior for a discussion of the Christian use (and abuse) of satire. Both Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and this analysis of ‘punching up’ in American comedy are mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Podcasts, Theological | 2 Comments

The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: 4. The Need for Trinitarian Clarity

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

1. The Debate So Far 2. Survey of Some Relevant Material 3. Subordination The fourth part of my series on the recent controversy on the Trinity and subordination has just been published over on Reformation21. The manner in which various ESS positions … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Doctrine of God, Guest Post, The Triune God, Theological | 11 Comments

The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: 3. Subordination

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

1. The Debate So Far 2. Survey of Some Relevant Material The third part of my series on the recent debates about the eternal subordination of the Son has just been published over on Reformation21. ‘Authority’, employed in such a context, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Doctrine of God, Guest Post, NT, NT Theology, Sex and Sexuality, The Triune God, Theological | 3 Comments

The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: 2. Survey of Some Relevant Material

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The second part of my series on the eternal subordination of the Son controversy has just been published (see part one here).

Posted in Church History, Controversies, Guest Post, NT, NT Theology, The Triune God, Theological, Theology | 6 Comments

The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: 1. The Debate So Far

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The first part of a multi-part series of posts in which I discuss the recent eternal subordination of the Son controversy has just been published over on Reformation21.

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Doctrine of God, Guest Post, NT, The Triune God, Theological | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in 2 Kings, Apologetics, Bible, Controversies, Guest Post, In the News, Joshua, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Politics, Theological | 2 Comments

Why We Should Jettison the ‘Strong Female Character’

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just guest posted over on Mere Orthodoxy on the subject of the Strong Female Character trope: Fictional worlds are places in which we can explore possibilities for identity and agency. The fact that women’s stature as full agents is … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Guest Post, In the News, Politics, Proverbs, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 24 Comments

A Musical Case For Typological Realism Part 3

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The third of my four part argument for typological realism through the conceptual metaphor of music has just been published on the Theopolis Institute: Music’s revelation of time’s potential to be a realm of unity and coherence affords us new … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Controversies, Creation, Eschatology, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, NT Theology, OT Theology, Philosophy, Providence, Revelation, Scripture, Theological | Leave a comment

Podcast: Time

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In our latest Mere Fidelity episode, Matt, Derek, and I take up the theme of time, exploring, among other things, some of the issues raised in my recent posts for the Theopolis Institute. You can also follow the podcast on … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Experience, Controversies, Creation, Culture, Eschatology, Music, Podcasts, Providence, Theological | 5 Comments

Podcast: What is Appropriate in Worship?

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

This week we had a podcast time and subject lined up, but Matt wasn’t around and Derek couldn’t make it at the very last moment. Andrew has been in some conversations about whether dancing has a place in churches and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church History, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Liturgical Theology, Podcasts, Society, The Church, Theological, Worship | 15 Comments