Category Archives: The Church

The Politics of Continual Thanksgiving

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The Political Theology Today blog has been offline over the past week, so my latest post has gone up a week late. To some, this defining Christian practice of thanksgiving may appear to be rather unpromising as a source of … Continue reading →

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Brad Littlejohn on Richard Hooker

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

Over the weekend, I had the privilege of interviewing my good friend Brad Littlejohn about his new book about the sixteenth century English theologian, Richard Hooker. You can read the entire interview over on Mere Orthodoxy. Within it, Brad demonstrates the profound … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Church

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

Last night I watched most of the livestreamed Future of the Church conversation online. I watched the rest this afternoon. I commented on last year’s Future of Protestantism discussion at length. I don’t have the time to do the same for this … Continue reading →

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Responding to the Refugee Crisis

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I have written a response to the refugee crisis facing Europe, which has just been posted over on Reformation 21. Over the past week, the refugee crisis facing Europe has been a matter of intense discussion here in the UK … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Sermons

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast is on the subject of sermons. Matt Lee Anderson, Andrew Wilson, and I discuss what we like and dislike about the sorts of preaching we had heard over the years, what we believe the value … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Experience, Liturgical Theology, Podcasts, Scripture, The Church, Theological | 1 Comment

The Politics of Extraordinary Ordinariness

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My latest post has just been published over on Political Theology Today. Within Deuteronomy, much of the focus is upon preparation for war in the land and the relationship with other nations is routinely presented in terms of conflict and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Culture, Deuteronomy, Ethics, Guest Post, OT, OT Theology, Politics, Society, The Church, Theological | 1 Comment

A Date for the Diary

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

I am sure that many of you remember last year’s stimulating Future of Protestantism conversation (I gave some detailed reflections on it here). If you do, I am sure you will be excited to discover that, this year, the Torrey … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Transformed International Relations

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

My latest post on Political Theology Today went online this morning. This post discusses Ephesians 2:11-22— As contemporary Christians reading these passages, we can fumble for conceptual rationales for the intensity of Paul’s concern to hold Jews and Gentiles together. … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Pastor Theologian

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by Dr Kevin Vanhoozer and Gerald Hiestand. Both of our guests have just co-authored books on the subject of the pastor theologian—The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a … Continue reading →

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Christians, Liturgy, and the Past—Part 2

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

Last week I guest posted the first part of a two part discussion of liturgy and the past on the Theopolis Institute, which we also discussed on the latest episode of Mere Fidelity. The second part of the article has just … Continue reading →

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