Category Archives: Theological

Podcast: Lament and the Church

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast is now online. This week Derek, Matt, Andrew, and I are joined by Todd Billings, who recently authored Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling With Incurable Cancer & Life in Christ. I particularly enjoyed recording this week’s … Continue reading →

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Review of Beale and Kim’s ‘God Dwells Among Us’

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My review of G.K. Beale and Mitchell Kim’s book, God Dwells Among Us went up earlier today over on The Gospel Coalition website. God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth found its genesis in Greg Beale’s earlier … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Living Through the Church’s Exile

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

On the latest Mere Fidelity podcast, I join Derek Rishmawy, Matt Lee Anderson, and Andrew Wilson to discuss the rhetoric of the Church being in ‘exile’ or entering into ‘winter’. As background reading for the discussion, you may want to start … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Skeletons in God’s Closet

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

Mere Fidelity has finally returned after a very long break. On this week’s podcast Derek, Andrew, Matt, and I are joined by Joshua Ryan Butler, to discuss his latest book, The Skeletons in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Eschatological Imminence

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve guest posted on the Political Theology blog today, commenting on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31: The sense of eschatological imminence that we encounter in New Testament passages such as 1 Corinthians 7 has represented a nagging problem for many theologians. Indeed, … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Polarization

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

My latest guest post on the Political Theology blog was posted a couple of days ago. This week, I discuss Luke’s account of the meeting with Simeon and Anna in the temple: Christians are often inclined to downplay the political … Continue reading →

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Podcast: On the Atonement

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I didn’t take part in this week’s podcast. However, in my and Andrew’s absence, Matt and Derek are joined by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry and Adam Johnson for a stimulating discussion on the subject of the doctrine of the atonement. Do take the … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Liturgical Theology

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

This blog has been fairly inactive over the last few months. That should change over the next week or so, as my time is freeing up again. I have a number of guest posts in the works, along with a … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Hospitality

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just remembered that I forgot to link to a guest post that I recently wrote for the Political Theology blog. The post is on the subject of the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. By coming to us … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Warning Passages and Theosis

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just been posted. This week we are answering more questions from listeners, addressing the subjects of the warning passages of Scripture and the doctrine of theosis. The first half of the episode is devoted … Continue reading →

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