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Matthew Lee AndersonSociety

The Crisis of Christianity: A Conversation with Sarah Posner

The Crisis of Christianity: A Conversation with Sarah Posner

Matthew Lee AndersonCollege and University

Meet Paul Spears, Torrey Honors Institute's new Director - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The news that John Mark Reynolds is leaving Torrey was a bit of a blow to those who attended the program.  John Mark’s personality and drive have left a mark on the program that will endure long into the future, […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

David Brooks, Social Justice, and the Quality of Compassion - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

David Brooks lands an important critique of how many young social entrepreneurs talk about development: There’s little social progress without political progress. Unfortunately, many of today’s young activists are really good at thinking locally and globally, but not as good […]

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

A Meditation on Good Friday - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. There is a moment for explanation, for inquiry and exploration.  And there is a moment for wonder, for pausing to take the thing into yourself, to turn […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Who is Jesus? A Discussion on Sullivan's Essay - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I participated in a semi-f0rmal Twitter chat this evening with Fred Sanders on Andrew Sullivan’s Newsweek essay.  It was a fun exercise and an interesting discussion and I am grateful to Biola for taking it on and to Brett McCracken […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitical Theology

Christianity in Crisis: The Resurrection and Andrew Sullivan

Christianity in Crisis: The Resurrection and Andrew Sullivan

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

The Ongoing Relevance of Social Conservatism

The Ongoing Relevance of Social Conservatism

Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropology

The Limitations of Neuroscience - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Roger Scruton warns that the neurosciences are creeping into other disciplines: In 1986 Patricia Churchland published Neurophilosophy, arguing that the questions that had been discussed to no effect by philosophers over many centuries would be solved once they were rephrased as […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEthics

Eggsploitation: Giving Voice to the Women hurt by the Fertility Industry

Eggsploitation: Giving Voice to the Women hurt by the Fertility Industry

Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropology

Love is Still Orienting: Andrew Marin on DVD

Love is Still Orienting: Andrew Marin on DVD

Matthew Lee AndersonEthics

Starbucks, Boycotts, and (Not) Buying Coffee: The Need for Theological Ethics

Starbucks, Boycotts, and (Not) Buying Coffee: The Need for Theological Ethics

Matthew Lee AndersonSociety

David Brooks defends Depravity

David Brooks defends Depravity