Category Archives: The Church

Podcast: On Multiple Denominations (Ask Us Anything, Part 1)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

It has been a few weeks since the last one, but we have just posted the latest Mere Fidelity podcast. This week we address a number of the questions that have been raised by our listeners, focusing on those relating … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Benedict Option

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

This week’s Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. I am taking a break from Mere Fidelity for a few weeks, until I return to more regular online activity at the beginning of October. However, Jake Meador and Matthew Loftus … Continue reading →

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Evangelicalism’s Poor Form

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve just guest posted over on Christ & Pop Culture: Whether designed to clarify evangelicalism as an object of study or analysis, or to police its supposed boundaries, definitions of evangelicalism have generally tended to occlude the cultural, institutional, and sociological … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Sacrifice

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I have just guest posted over on the Political Theology blog: Various myths have been forged to account for the foundation of nations, not only in stories such as those of Romulus and Remus, but also in the famous myths … Continue reading →

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Why a Masculine Priesthood is Essential

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

My thoughts about feminism, equality, and authority have provoked a considerable amount of controversy. Beyond the original discussion that sparked this off (about a month ago now), many comments have been left beneath Andrew’s post. My own post from yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Scripture, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological, Theology | 76 Comments

The Loss of Pastoral Credibility in the Age of the Internet

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The Internet has introduced a new level of visibility to areas of our social life, exposing certain uncomfortable realities. Rod Dreher recently wrote a perceptive and troubling piece on the way that the Internet reveals corruption and abuse within the … Continue reading →

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Pentecost!

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

As it is Pentecost tomorrow, I took the time to correct a broken picture and some formatting problems in an old post on the subject: The Background of Pentecost. Within the post, I discuss several of the Old Testament narratives … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Pentecost

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve posted over on the Political Theology blog again, this time on the politics of Pentecost: The Church created at Pentecost is a dramatic contrast to the project of Babel and all attempts to repeat it. Rather than gathering all … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Bible, Guest Post, NT, NT Theology, Politics, The Blogosphere, The Church, Theological, Theology | 2 Comments

Some Remarks on the Future of Protestantism Conversation

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Last week, Biola University hosted a conversation between Peter Leithart, Fred Sanders, and Carl Trueman on The Future of Protestantism, an event organized by the Torrey Honors Institute, First Things, and the Davenant Trust, and moderated by the Calvinist International‘s … Continue reading →

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Eleven Theses on Being a Creedal Christian

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

1. Confession of the creed is not just about faith, but is an exercise of faith. The creed, while being an expression of true doctrine, involves us adopting a committed posture of trust in the God whose identity we declare. … Continue reading →

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