How Should We Then Die? (with Dr Ewan Goligher)

June 3, 2024June 2, 2024 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Matt and I are joined by Dr Ewan Goligher for a discussion of his recent book, How Should We Then Die? A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death.

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Casuistry

May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Matt, Derek, and I have a conversation about casuistry.

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Moral Complicity

February 18, 2024February 17, 2024 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Alistair Begg recently sparked controversy with statements he made about the ethics of attending an LGBTQ wedding. Matt, Derek, and I pondered the questions raised by such a situation on this episode.

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Conversations in a Crisis: Part VI: Considering Resistance (with Rev Benjamin Miller)

April 9, 2022May 18, 2022 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ 9 Comments

Part I: The Good and the Right
Part II: Improving Our Deliberation
Part III. Reforming Our Political Imaginaries
Part IV: On Submission to Government
Part V: Trust, Suspicion, and Authority
Part VI: Considering Resistance
Part VII: Models for Resistance
Part VIII: Disagreement in the Body of Christ
Part IX: The Experts and the Rulers
Part X: Living Within Our Limits

Faced with our challenge of remaining faithful within and addressing our various contemporary societal crises with wisdom, Christians and churches are fracturing over our differing approaches and postures. My friend Ben Miller suggested that we have a series of conversations, to help us to pursue greater clarity on the principles, virtues, duties, and practices that can equip Christians to meet such difficult times with prudence, insight, and courage.

Conversations in a Crisis: Part II: Improving Our Deliberation (with Rev Benjamin Miller)

March 8, 2022May 18, 2022 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ 10 Comments

Vaccine Ethics, with Dr C. Ben Mitchell

February 2, 2021 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ 1 Comment

Mere Fidelity Matt, Derek, and I are joined by Dr C. Ben Mitchell for a discussion, following on from last week’s, of how we should think about some of the ethical questions raised by COVID vaccines.

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‘The Ways of Judgment’: Part 1—Introduction (with Susannah Black)

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Susannah Black (Plough, Breaking Ground) joins me for the first part of our discussion through Oliver O’Donovan’s The Ways of Judgment. If you are interested in following along, I highly recommend that you purchase a copy of the book here.