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Matthew Lee AndersonEconomics and Business

Poverty, the Limits of Materialism, and George MacDonald - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Christianity Today recently put together a peculiarly insufficient list of ways to help the poor that was ably and summarily criticized by Peter Greer, whose work with Hope International stands somewhere in the nexus of awesome and jaw-dropping. But they […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEconomics and Business

The (A)Morality of Material Resources

The (A)Morality of Material Resources

Matthew Lee AndersonEconomics and Business

A few thoughts on Wealth Inequality

A few thoughts on Wealth Inequality

Matthew Lee AndersonCollege and University

Upon the Occasion of John Mark Reynolds Moving to Houston Baptist

Upon the Occasion of John Mark Reynolds Moving to Houston Baptist

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right

The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Lent and the Joys of Self-Control

Lent and the Joys of Self-Control

Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsPolitical Theory

The Rachel Held Evans Conversation: Why I am a Conservative

The Rachel Held Evans Conversation: Why I am a Conservative

Matthew Lee AndersonCurrent Politics

Accommodation, Contraception, and Religious Freedom

Accommodation, Contraception, and Religious Freedom

Matthew Lee AndersonCurrent Politics

On Boycotts, Komen, and Political Hope - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Alan Noble over at Christ and Pop Culture takes on conservatives for how they went about the Komen controversy: Christian activism tends to take two forms, political and economic. The basic method in both cases is the same, though: we […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Answering for Conservatism as a Christian

Answering for Conservatism as a Christian

Matthew Lee Anderson

January's Top Posts - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

January was one of the more prolific seasons I’ve had in a while, which was a lot of fun.  But in case you missed any of it, here are the most popular posts (by traffic) from the year’s first month. […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

What Social Networks Do-And Don't Do-for Churches - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Back in December, I had the opportunity to participate in a roundtable for Christianity Today about the prospects and limits of social networking for churches.   Here’s my opening: The benefits of social networking are many but require judicious and […]