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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitical Theology

Hesitation about Rights and the Need for a Mutual Defense

The language of "rights" may get in the way of mutual defense of justice.

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The Dangers of Appealing to Personality Types - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Personality types are popular within the church. Yet they have serious limitations that Christians should be aware of.

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitical Theology

On Religious Liberty: A Dialogue with Sarah Posner

Religious liberty is the new front in the culture war. Sarah Posner and Matthew Lee Anderson take it on.

Matthew Lee AndersonSexuality

On the meaning of "Heterosexuality"

Michael Hannon's First Things article against heterosexuality raises questions about the role sexual orientation plays in ethical reflection.

Matthew Loftus

Radical Rhetoric, Siege Warfare, and Christian Population Density - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Last year, a few writers (notably our own Matthew Lee Anderson) argued against the recent radical rhetoric in Christianity. Should we reject the "radicals"?

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Against Populism

Conservatives ought to be against populism: Burke had it right when he distrusted both government and people.

Michael Hendrix

On Living Fast - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Sometimes it seems like our minds race to keep up with the pace of technology, that the flood of information overwhelms us. The reality, argues Tom Vanderbilt, is the reverse: technology is actually racing to keep up with us. Our senses […]

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The Politics of Silence: Questions for Peter Leithart

Peter Leithart's claim that we should not be silent in the culture wars focuses on Jesus's life, but raises more questions than it answers.

Matthew Lee Anderson

On the Number of Zygote Deaths and the Meaning of Pro-Life - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The meaning of pro-life is often reduced to the number of deaths a given action results in. The pro-life view considers other factors, though.

Matthew Lee AndersonCulture War

The Evangelical War on Contraception

Is there an evangelical war on contraception?

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

How our Questioning Begins: A reply to Fare Foreward - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“How then shall we begin?” Among the questions that a writer must answer, that is perhaps the most difficult. When it is time to make an ending, we have the entire body of work to that point to draw from […]

Matthew Lee AndersonCulture War

Hobby Lobby and China's Abortion Policy

Hobby Lobby's critics claim it's business with China is morally inconsistent. But Hobby Lobby's relationship to China is not the same as with the States