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Kevin WhiteTheology and Practice
(Or, The Other Mystery of Election) The doctrine of election is a matter that raises more passionate controversy than, well, political elections. Plenty of people hate to ascribe particularity to
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
I somehow missed Jared Wilson’s reply to my interaction with his book, but wanted to make sure you didn’t. Jared intimates at the end of it that no
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
It's hard to find a better reason why I'm a raving fan of Douthat than his column from this weekend about the Obama administration's
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Dan Darling's Friday Five are one of the blogging community's most interesting features. Dan's a great questioner, and he always seems to find folks
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
We’re well past the point of overkill on all the Gingrich business, and the question will be by the wayside after tomorrow. The fellow tanked in his last debate and seems to be up against it now in Florida. But […]
Andrew WalkerPolitics
This post is coauthored by Andrew Walker and Eric TeetselIn recent days, Mere Orthodoxy has played host to several essays on Newt Gingrich. Matthew Lee Anderson—a friend and co-
Gary Hartenburg
This is the third in my intermittent series on Aquinas on the topic of scandal, which is covered in question 43 of the second part of the second part of his Summa Theologiae. In the first two posts I covered […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
The discussion around here the past couple days has been top notch, the sort of civil and spirited roundabout that we ought to have more often. Don't let
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
One more round on the concerns about evangelicals and Gingrich. Jerry L. Walls is a philosopher and the author of numerous books, the most recent of which was listed among
Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels
When I sat down to write Earthen Vessels, one of my hopes was to explore the body in its relationship to time and our own personal narratives. That, like many of my hopes, was dashed upon the rocks as I […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
The maelstrom of criticism on yesterday’s post has all been good fun and even better learning, the sort of raucous and respectful comment threads that are simply a joy. It’s got me thinking, though, of what we expect from a […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
[youtube OE4BAhHMsHY] Newt has, we are told, won the South Carolina primary on the backs of evangelicals. I’ve been an occasional defender of the demographic against its many critics,