Alastair's Adversaria
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Latest episodes
Mar 18, 2021 • 1h 18min
The 'Sin' of Empathy? (with Hannah Anderson and Joe Rigney)
The moral character of empathy has recently been a subject of contentious online debate among Christians. Joe Rigney and Hannah Anderson, who have both engaged in these disputes with their different concerns, join me for an extended discussion of the question, hoping to clear up some misunderstandings on both sides and to break some differences down to size.
Within the conversation we mention various articles and other material.
Joe Rigney:
The Enticing Sin of Empathy: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-enticing-sin-of-empathy
Dangerous Compassion: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/dangerous-compassion
Do You Feel My Pain?: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/do-you-feel-my-pain
Man Rampant Interview: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Rampant/dp/B07Z8G12XP
Abigail Dodds:
The Beauty and Abuse of Empathy: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-beauty-and-abuse-of-empathy
Paul Bloom:
The Case Against Empathy: https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/19/14266230/empathy-morality-ethics-psychology-compassion-paul-bloom
Against Empathy: https://amzn.to/3r1A5bA
Edwin Friedman:
A Failure of Nerve: https://amzn.to/30TmUz7
My summary of A Failure of Nerve: https://alastairadversaria.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/self-and-leadership.pdf
Brené Brown:
On Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw
Daring Greatly: https://amzn.to/30TngWt
Shame and Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQiFfA7KfF0
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Mar 18, 2021 • 29min
Biblical Reading and Reflections: March 18th (Proverbs 17 & Ephesians 1:1-14)
The futility of the fool's quest for wisdom. God's purpose from before all ages realized in Christ.
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Mar 17, 2021 • 40min
Biblical Reading and Reflections: March 17th (Proverbs 16 & Philemon)
Man proposes, God disposes. The book of Philemon and the New Testament teaching on slavery.
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Mar 16, 2021 • 38min
Biblical Reading and Reflections: March 16th (Proverbs 15 & Colossians 4)
What is the fear of the Lord? Paul's final messages to the Colossians.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 27min
Music And Exodus: A Conversation With Derek Fiedler
I recently was invited on Derek Fiedler's podcast (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmGgB15kYrLYcOm9MLGvA8A) to discuss symbolism, typology, the Exodus pattern in Scripture, and music as a conceptual metaphor for the reading of Scripture.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 31min
Biblical Reading and Reflections: March 15th (Proverbs 14 & Colossians 3:12-25)
Wisdom as not living by sight. The appropriate behaviour of Christians.
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Mar 14, 2021 • 33min
Biblical Reading and Reflections: March 14th (Proverbs 13 & Colossians 2:20—3:11)
Spare the rod, hate the child. Put your mind on things above!
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Mar 13, 2021 • 30min
Biblical Reading and Reflections: March 13th (Proverbs 12 & Colossians 2:8-19)
Discerning people's character in their words and actions. We have the fullness in Christ—don't retreat to the shadows!
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Mar 12, 2021 • 26min
Biblical Reading and Reflections: March 12th (Proverbs 11 & Colossians 1:21—2:7)
Integrity guarding the path of the upright. The hidden mystery proclaimed.
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Mar 11, 2021 • 41min
Biblical Reading and Reflections: March 11th (Proverbs 10 & Colossians 1:1-20)
Speech and wisdom. Christ, the firstborn of all creation.
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