Category Archives: Theological

Podcast: The Four Loves, Part 4: Eros

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

  On this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I return to our discussion of C.S. Lewis’s book, The Four Loves, this time joined by Andrew. Our topic this time is Eros. You can also follow the podcast … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, My Reading, Philosophy, Podcasts, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 2 Comments

Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels Review

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The latest issue of Themelios has just come out and, with it, my review of Richard Hays’ recent book, Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels. Hays’s exegesis is frequently scintillating, not least in its vindication of the evangelists’ citations of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Guest Post, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, My Reading, NT, NT Theology, Reviews, Scripture, Theological | 4 Comments

The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: 8. κεφαλή in 1 Corinthians 11:3

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

1. The Debate So Far 2. Survey of Some Relevant Material 3. Subordination 4. The Need for Trinitarian Clarity (Part 1) 5. The Need for Trinitarian Clarity (Part 2) 6. The Tension Between Bible and Doctrine 7. Reconciling Scripture and Dogma The … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians, Bible, Controversies, Doctrine of God, Guest Post, NT, NT Theology, The Triune God, Theological | 12 Comments

A Crisis of Discourse—Part 2: A Problem of Gender

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

An Elephant in the Room In my previous post (which I have renamed so that this flows more clearly from it), I observed a growing crisis for progressivism, as people across the political spectrum are rejecting its form of discourse. … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Sex and Sexuality, Society | 85 Comments

Can Social Justice Be Distinguished From Social Justice Ideology?

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

In response to my recent posts, a couple of commentators were concerned that the exact target of my criticisms was unclear, and that some readers might be left with the impression that I was challenging the cause of social justice … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Politics, Society, Theological | 14 Comments

Podcast: Richard Hooker

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

For some time I’ve wanted to discuss Richard Hooker on the podcast, not least because we seldom speak about the continuing importance of figures from church history on Mere Fidelity. This week, while the other crew members were away, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Podcasts, Politics, Scripture, Society, The Church, Theological | 1 Comment

A Crisis of Discourse—Part 1: Cracks in the Progressive Left

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve renamed this post so that the post that follows will represent a smoother transition from it, but no content has been changed. My Pre-Election Reflections Over the last week or two, in the run up to the American election, … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, In the News, Politics, Society, Theological | 36 Comments

Lessons from the Collapse of American Protestantism

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve written a piece for The Gospel Coalition on the collapse of American Protestantism and what we should be braced for in the future. It’s also noteworthy that almost all the Christian intellectuals Jacobs discusses, whether historic or contemporary, belonged … Continue reading →

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How Social Justice Ideology Gave Us Donald Trump

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

I didn’t sleep at all last night. As the election results came in, I had a familiar feeling of growing concern, the same feeling I had experienced watching the results of Brexit. However, this time around, I was more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Economics, Ethics, Politics, Society, Theological | 37 Comments

Podcast: On Bible Designs

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

  On this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by J. Mark Bertrand of the Bible Design Blog for a stimulating discussion of the importance of Bible formats and designs. Mark has written about the rise of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Culture, My Reading, Podcasts, Scripture, Theological | 2 Comments