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Mere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity

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 From the Mere Orthodoxy Podcast Network: thoughtful weekly conversations about theology, the culture, and the church, hosted by Matthew Lee Anderson, Derek Rishmawy, Alastair Roberts, and Andrew Wilson.All rights reserved Spirituality
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  • The One Thing Necessary

    The One Thing Necessary
    Dec 19 2024
    A lot can happen in ten years. A lot has happened in ten years. In this, Matt’s final episode as a Mere Fi co-host, the guys reflect on the changes, crises, developments, growth, learning, cursings, and blessings that have occurred since the podcast started. Each of them offers their younger selves what wisdom they can. May you profit from their experience. Full show notes at www.merefidelity.com. Timestamps: The OG Mere Fi Cast & Crew [0:00] Decade Retrospective [2:55] Andrew Now Knows What a Podcast Is [3:30] Alastair Values Committed Conversation Partners [7:06] Derek Still Doesn’t Know [11:25] Focus on What Matters [17:06] The Theology Underneath [23:48] Matt Gives a Warning [29:23] The Stillness Outside the Crisis [39:51] Evangelicalism’s Hour [44:29] Physical Relationships [47:56] Links Mentioned: Lexham Press Book of the Month Merrie Band “Twenty-Five Bloggers in One Sentence Each,” by Andrew Wilson, c. 2014 Credits: To support Mere Fidelity financially, visit our Patreon here. Follow Derek, Andrew, and Alastair for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to Timothy Crouch for keeping us organized. Thanks to Tim Motte for sound editing. And thanks to The Joy Eternal for lending us their music, which everybody should download out of gratitude for their kindness.
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    55 mins
  • Mere Christian Hermeneutics with Kevin Vanhoozer

    Mere Christian Hermeneutics with Kevin Vanhoozer
    Dec 10 2024
    Is it literally possible to read the Bible literally? Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer joins Derek, Alastair, and Matt as the penultimate guest of 2024 to talk about frames of reference, transfigural reading, how the New Testament uses the Old Testament, and how to create a culture of reading at your church. You will literally love it! Full show notes at www.merefidelity.com. Timestamps: The Alastair Roberts Endorsement [0:00] Penultimage Delight [1:27] Literally Reading the Bible [2:44] Figural Reading [8:04] Frames of Reference [10:35] Literary Tropes [14:42] Covenant [17:07] Eschatological Meaning [20:48] Lifting the Veil [29:11] The Transfiguration [33:15] The New Testament Model of Reading [38:44] Creating a Reading Culture [44:41]
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    49 mins
  • Widening Gap

    Widening Gap
    Dec 6 2024
    When a prominent Biblical theologian changes his position on the legitimacy of same-sex marriage, it prompts numerous questions for Derek, Alastair, and Matt to tackle in this episode of Mere Fidelity. Full show notes at www.merefidelity.com. Timestamps: Against Worldview [0:00] A Change of Mind [1:41] What Kind of Change? [3:06] Hays’s Shift [6:55] “Using” Scripture [9:13] The “Right” Community [12:59] Ignoring Marriage [17:57] Different Questions Entirely [23:03] No Longer a Sin [29:57] Orthodoxy [35:22] Leadership and Esteem [38:08]
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    51 mins

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