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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitical Theology

Reopening the Question of China and Hobby Lobby

Are the Hobby Lobby owners hypocrites? Matthew Lee Anderson responds to Jonathan Merritt's article on China and Hobby Lobby.

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: The End of Nature?

A Discussion about Oliver O'Donovan's Begotten or Made? and the end of nature.

Gary HartenburgBook Reviews

A Ministry of Answers: A Review of Craig and Gorra's "A Reasonable Response"

A review of Craig and Gorra's "A Reasonable Response", by Gary Hartenburg.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere Fidelity: The Trinity and the Bible, with Fred Sanders - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Mere Fidelity with Fred Sanders on the Trinity and the Bible. We discuss sola scriptura and evangelicalism.

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Mere Fidelity: On Sanctification - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

What role does the doctrine of sanctification play in the christian life?

Guest Writer

Creaturehood and Contingency Explored: Reflections on James Smith’s "Who’s Afraid of Relativism?" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A review and reflection on Smith's "Who's Afraid of Relativism?"

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere Fidelity: Is there a 'Moral Orthodoxy'? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Is there a moral orthodoxy? Derek Rishmawy, Alastair Roberts, Matthew Lee Anderson, and Andrew Wilson discuss.

Jake MeadorChurchFormation

The Ethics of Jayber Crow - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In The Humane Vision of Wendell Berry Anthony Esolen notes that Berry’s longest Port William novel, Jayber Crow, is in many ways a modern day retelling of Dante. Berry’s own language throughout the book suggests the comparison, as his narrator, the […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Casting Across the Pond: Do Calvinists worship another God? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Is John Calvin's God a "different God" than the God that Christians worship? Zach Hunt's post launched this discussion.

Matthew LoftusPoliticsCultureEconomics and Business

Faith, Family, and the Dangers of Capitalism

Do Hobby Lobby’s day-to-day practices contravene many conservative values? Are the dangers of capitalism more than we reckoned for?

Matthew Lee AndersonWar/International RelationsPolitical Theology

In Defence of War: A Reflection

Matthew Lee Anderson reviews Nigel Biggar's In Defence of War.

Matthew Lee Anderson

A Conversation on Capital Punishment and the Old Testament - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

What has capital punishment to do with the Old Testament? Andrew Wilson and Derek Rishmawy discuss with Alastair Roberts.