Today, I discuss the distinction between the moral and the ritual law, the threefold division of the Law, and natural and positive law.
Category: Ethics
Clean and Unclean Animals
What should we make of the distinction between clean and unclean animals? Is there some deeper reason that some animals are considered clean and others unclean?
Clickbait
In today’s world, where there seems to be an overflow of information, is clickbaiting justified?
Responding to Sexual Abuse in The Church with Dr. Justin Holcomb
On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Matt and I are joined by Justin Holcomb, with whom we discuss the issue of sexual abuse in the church.
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The Idolatry of the Family?
Recently on the mere fidelity podcast, you made a passing remark regarding the use of “idolatry” language and categories for the nuclear family. Could you talk about why you find this kind of language unhelpful?
Theopolis Podcast: Rituals and Epistemology with Dr Dru Johnson

Peter Leithart and I are joined by Dr Dru Johnson, with whom we discuss the connection between ritual and epistemology.
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7 Myths About Singleness with Sam Allberry
On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I are joined by Sam Allberry to discuss his new book, 7 Myths About Singleness.
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Jordan Peterson and Evangelical Christianity
Jordan Peterson recently spoke at Liberty University and was interviewed afterwards. Within this video, I give some of my impressions. I also recommend that you read Esther O’Reilly’s piece on the incident with the distressed student that occurred during the convocation.
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Pastor C.R. Wiley On Recovering The Household
Pastor C.R. Wiley joins me to discuss practical steps towards the recovery of the household in the modern world.
Buy his book Man of the House and keep an eye out for his forthcoming book, The Household and the War for the Cosmos here. He blogs over on Patheos.
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Contrasting Complementarian Approaches to Headship
Could you comment a little on practical differences among complementarians on the notion of headship?
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