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Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorizedFormation

On Thanksgiving and the Act of Gratitude

Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. But where does gratitude come from? And this Thanksgiving is such gratitude a meaningful possibility?

Matthew Lee AndersonEconomics and Business

Stability and "Creative Destruction" in the Home and Economy - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

What is the relationship between the creative destruction of the marketplace and the stability we have in the home? Do good home lives make better entrepreneurs?

Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsintellectual empathy

Intellectual Empathy and Overcoming Disagreement

Overcoming disagreement is hard but not impossible. Intellectual empathy is a virtue that helps us move from disagreement to understanding.

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

The End of our Exploring: Announcing Matt's new book on Questioning - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Questioning fits well within the Christian life. But to see that, we have to move from simply questioning to learning how to question well.

Guest WriterHistory

Were the 1960s when it all went wrong? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Did the world really start falling apart in the 1960s? History can teach us, but mostly it teaches us that maybe we can't predict the future.

Gary HartenburgPhilosophymoral philosophy

Because Telling Another Person They’re Just Wrong Usually Isn’t Helpful

Because Telling Another Person They’re Just Wrong Usually Isn’t Helpful

Matthew Lee Andersonpeter leithartCulture WarRepublicanRoss DouthatSocial conservatism

The Election Disaster? Social Conservatives and Hope

Was the 2012 an election disaster for evangelicals and social conservatives? What sort of approach should they take going forward? Can they speak hopefully?

Guest WriterPoliticsSteve HolmesUnited Stateschristianity

How to Think About American Politics (by a British Observer)

How should Christians think about American politics? What is it about our country that makes social issues difficult? A British observer explains.

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Persuasion and Political Disagreement: Behaving After the Election

How should Christians act when there is political disagreement? How should they pursue persuasion?

Matthew Lee AndersonRoss DouthatCurrent PoliticsSocial conservatismMitt Romney

The Meaning of the 2012 Election

What happened in the 2012 elections and what difference does it make for social conservatives?

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Controversy and Interpretation: A Review of *Biblical Womanhood* - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Rachel Held Evans' *Year of BIblical womanhood* has proved very controversial. What's at stake in her understanding of womanhood? Where should evangelicals turn?

Guest Writer

Skyfall: Strongest Bond Yet - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Fr Micah Snell wades through the latest offering from 007. This is the strongest Bond yet, but what makes it different from previous outings?