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Matthew Lee AndersonCurrent Politics

Julia's Monochromatic Life: A Guest post by Ryan Messmore

Julia's Monochromatic Life: A Guest post by Ryan Messmore

Matthew Lee AndersonMarriage

The Marriage Plot and the Rise of Memoir

The Marriage Plot and the Rise of Memoir

Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophy

Essay Prizes, the Problem of Evil, and Philosophy of Religion: An Interview with Michael Rea

Essay Prizes, the Problem of Evil, and Philosophy of Religion: An Interview with Michael Rea

Matthew Lee Anderson

The End of Courage and the Surrender of Evangelical Sexual Ethics - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“[W]hat the young properly demand is an account of life and the initiation into a community that makes intelligible why their interest in sex should be subordinated to other interests.  What they, and we, demand is the lure of an […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

A Hill to Die On: Evangelicals, Contraception, and the Integrity of our Witness - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Jenell Paris has responded to my essay on whether churches should advocate for contraception for single people. Or she linked to it anyway. Her reply gives little indication that she read beyond my first paragraph. I’ve more to say about […]

Kevin WhiteTheology and Practice

The Skeleton of the Inner Man

The Skeleton of the Inner Man

Matthew Lee AndersonSexuality

The Church and Contraception for its Single Members

The Church and Contraception for its Single Members

Matthew Lee AndersonSports

The Bobby Petrino Dilemma and our Idolatry of College Football

The Bobby Petrino Dilemma and our Idolatry of College Football

Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels

The Price of Earthen Vessels ($3.49) and the Value of Writing

The Price of Earthen Vessels ($3.49) and the Value of Writing

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

The Passing of the Torch(?): Thoughts on the Passing of Charles Colson

The Passing of the Torch(?): Thoughts on the Passing of Charles Colson

Matthew Lee AndersonWeekend Reading

The Next Phase of Life and Mere-O: A Personal Announcement

The Next Phase of Life and Mere-O: A Personal Announcement

Chris Krychoembodiment

An Aspen in a Forest of Pines: Thinking through Asexuality - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Note from Matt: I first met Chris Krycho after he reviewed Earthen Vessels and proceeded to grill me about it.  He’s a thoughtful fellow and wrote the following.  As I had been planning on addressing the same piece soon, I […]