Category Archives: Controversies

The Friendship Between Justices Scalia and Ginsburg and the Importance of Civility for Public Dispute

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just guest posted over on Political Theology Today, discussing some of the lessons that we can learn from the friendship between Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The current rise of inflammatory and uncivil rhetoric, of prescriptive, punitive, and … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Apophatic Theology

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

For this week’s Mere Fidelity podcast, Derek, Matt, and I are joined by David Wilmington to discuss the topic of apophatic theology. This is almost certainly the most complex subject matter that we have tackled on the podcast and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Creation, Doctrine of God, Hermeneutics, Podcasts, Revelation, Scripture, The Triune God, Theological | 3 Comments

Podcast: Weekly Worship

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

Our whole cast is back for the latest Mere Fidelity podcast on the subject of weekly worship and its purpose. I lost connection to the call early on, and the others had to go on without me. You can also … Continue reading →

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Infant Baptism and the Promise of Grace

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

An article of mine on the subject of infant baptism and Reformation debates concerning the relationship between grace and the administration of the sacrament of baptism has just been published over on Reformation21. In characterizing magisterial Reformed objections to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Experience, Church History, Controversies, Guest Post, Liturgical Theology, Sacramental Theology, The Sacraments, Theological, Theology | 9 Comments

Review of Nate Pyle’s Man Enough

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My review of Nate Pyle’s Man Enough: How Jesus Redefines Manhood has just been published over on The Gospel Coalition website. Pyle’s discussion of “proving” manhood would’ve also benefited from more careful attention to the ways manhood can be defined in opposition to boyhood. Manhood … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Christmas of History and the Christmas of Faith

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Andrew, Derek and I discuss the relationship between the Christmas of history and the Christmas of faith. Many of our carols and Christmas hymns, our retellings of the Christmas story, and our Nativity … Continue reading →

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Podcast: John Barclay’s Paul and the Gift

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

On the latest Mere Fidelity, Andrew, Derek, Matt, and I talk about the recent book that has been causing a stir in the field of Pauline theology, John Barclay’s Paul & and the Gift. I reviewed the book for Reformation21 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Galatians, My Reading, N.T. Wright, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Reviews, Romans, Theological, What I'm Reading | 1 Comment

Podcast: The Lord’s Prayer

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

On the latest Mere Fidelity, Andrew, Derek, Matt, and I discuss the recent controversy over a Church of England ad for the Lord’s Prayer, which was in the news recently as the agency that runs most film advertising in the … Continue reading →

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Review of Jonathan Grant’s ‘Divine Sex’

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My review of Jonathan Grant’s new book, Divine Sex: A Compelling Vision for Christian Relationships in a Hypersexualized Age, has just been posted over on The Gospel Coalition website. Divine Sex divides into two halves: the first mapping the “modern sexual … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Sacrifice

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

On Mere Fidelity this week, Derek, Matt, and I discuss Moshe Halbertal’s book, On Sacrifice. I recommend Halbertal’s book very highly. Do share your thoughts in the comments. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS … Continue reading →

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