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Graedon ZorziTheologyEthicsvirtuechristianityFormation

Desiderius Erasmus and “It wasn’t me, it was God”

It's time to reconsider the phrase, “It wasn’t me. It was God.” The phrase carries within it an inadequate account of humility.

Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels

The Torching of Earthen Vessels: A Reply to Frank Turk

Matthew Lee Anderson responds to Frank Turk's review of Earthen Vessels.

Matt Miller

Ray Bradbury, J.R. R. Tolkien, and the Benefits of Nostalgia

Tolkien was a British, Catholic, Oxford professor; Bradbury was an American, vaguely Buddhist, self-educated writer.

Guest Writerembodiment

"You Don't Have a Soul": C.S. Lewis Never Said It

"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." -C.S. Lewis never said this (and it's probably not right).

Brett McCracken

Place, Patriotism, and Sehnsucht -Mere Orthodoxy

It’s a mistake to assume patriotism is the same thing as nationalism, and that patriotism is a manufactured extension of hegemonic ideology.

Matthew Lee Anderson

A Summer Reading Guide for the Mere-O Reader - Mere Orthodoxy

Few folks are in tune with recent publications like my friend Christopher Benson. Below are his recommendations.

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Contraception, the NAE, and what a Conversation Does - Mere Orthodoxy

It is no longer safe to assume that evangelicals oppose contraception for single people; we have to more clearly understand why they should.

Matthew Lee AndersonSupreme CourtPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActUnited StatesLaw

The Dangers of Prudence and the Supreme Court's Health Care Ruling

Roberts sacrificed his interpretative modesty and argued that the law's penalties for not purchasing health insurance constitute a tax.

L. M. SacasasTechnologythe churchborg

Resisting the Rhetoric of Technological Inevitability

The Church's position towards technology should be one of thoughtfulness in the service of faithfulness.

Matthew Lee AndersonTorrey Honors InstituteCollege and University

What's unique about the Torrey Honors Institute?

I am increasingly aware of how rare Torrey is: a community of learners with a shared history and common objects of love is in this world.

Andrew Walker

Marriage & My Common Good - Mere Orthodoxy

Marriage exists because the sexual union between two persons can (and often does) produce children.

Kevin White

Why Church History? Our Future Contemporaries - Mere Orthodoxy

So why study church history? For the Christian, it is to gain an acquaintance with our future contemporaries.