Interview with Calvin Robinson - Troublemaking, Heretics, and Ecumenism
In another special episode, Aaron speaks with the controversial Fr. Calvin Robinson. They talk about Robinson's journey through different branches of the church, including his time swimming against the tide even at GB News, his move from the Church of England to Old Catholicism, and the effects of his very public profile on his pastoral ministry.
Aaron and Robinson also talk about the challenges of pastors speaking into political issues, the difference between good and bad troublemaking, their respective disagreements on whether John Calvin was a heretic[!], and what a new form of missional "ecumenism" might look like among conservative Christians across different traditions.
Fr Calvin Robinson | Substack
That Good Fight | Aaron Edwards | Substack
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Interview with Joel Webbon - Compromise, Controversy, and Honouring Our Fathers
In this special episode of That Good Fight, Aaron talks with controversial US pastor, Joel Webbon. They discuss Joel’s church journey from Vineyard to Acts 29 to his current church, the compromises he observed within mainstream evangelicalism, his shift towards cessationism and patriarchy, and the various controversies in which he has been involved more recently, including various reactions to his views on Judaism, Islam, and the older generations who have gone before him, and what keeps him rooted amidst the storms. They also discuss his upcoming conference, “Christ is King: How to Defeat Trashworld” on the importance of holding theological positions which can speak into a wide range of socio-political issues.RESOURCES:
That Good Fight | Aaron Edwards | Substack
Right Response Conference | Christ Is King: How To Defeat Trash World
Antisemitism, The Antioch Declaration, & Ogden - YouTube
Men on the Right, the Nazis, and the Antioch Declaration - That Good Fight: A Reformation for Gentlemen | Podcast on Spotify
Theology Applied Podcast - Apple Podcasts
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Why Are British Evangelicals So Anti-Right Wing?
The automatic socio-political posture of British evangelicals within the last several decades has been to drift further and further Left. There is often very little awareness that their political assumptions are out of sync with many Christians before their time. The default position of many leaders is often to reject any views, practices, or people who have been deemed “too Right Wing”, even discouraging other Christians from trying to reach them.
Why is the Church often far more fearful of the Far Right than the Far Left? Are their concerns about the dangers of the new Right valid? As western culture potentially moves further Right in coming years, what role might Christians play in shaping the new cultural landscape?
https://thatgoodfight.substack.com/p/on-refusing-to-reach-the-right
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On Presidents, Kings, and Cultures
What kind of leadership changes cultures for good? President Trump's first week in office included all sorts of executive orders which go against the grain of the cultural tide of previous decades. To many observers, much of this seems like the kind of common sense decision-making we've not seen in some time. Yet for others (including many Christians on our side of the pond) such actions only further fuel the fires of malice against the likes of Trump. Why is this?
Is the modern Christian aversion to strong, masculine leadership a good thing or does it show the way we've been unduly influenced by the principles and stories of the secular, liberal, feminist paradigm over decades? What is the root of the loss of honour and risk in modern leadership? How might the recent "vibe shift" towards conservative principles in the US affect the culture (and the Church) here in the UK?
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Christmas and Christendom
Why is Christmas still the high point of the secular calendar year? Why does it remain so embedded within the cultural imagination? Perhaps because Christmas is the clearest public manifestation of "Christendom" that there ever was.
What is at stake when the Christianity of Christmas is gradually minimised? Is it something worth fighting for? With secularism and Islam encroaching in the West today, seemingly innocuous Christmas traditions may matter more than ever. The Church of England often squanders its unique opportunity to uphold this Christendom heritage in/around Christmas. What can good Christian gentlemen do to take back "Xmas" for Christ and proclaim his lordship in and through it?
Join Aaron, Nathan, and Tom for a special festive episode of That Good Fight, where we talk about everything from carols, lights, sermons, Saracens' heads, Dickens, Scrooge, Kierkegaard, Prince Albert, Luther, Handel, all the way to Nathan's curious model Christmas village. God rest ye merry, gentlemen!
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