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Matthew Lee AndersonCulture War

On Joseph Bottum's Enchantment and Public Arguments

Joseph Bottum has suggested that conservatives should pursue enchantment rather than pursue social ethics. But what if social ethics are enchanted?

Matthew Lee AndersonEconomics and Business

Why Young Evangelicals should Support Hobby Lobby - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Young evangelicals have been tepid in support of Hobby Lobby. Yet their own commitments on business means they should support them.

Guest Writer

Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Hannah Anderson reviews Jesus Feminist, by Sarah Bessey.

Brett McCrackenCulture

Things I've Learned From C.S. Lewis - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

50 years after his death, C.S. Lewis continues to teach us about life, longing, God, and the "weight of glory."

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitical TheologyEvangelicalismrussell moore

The Joy of Evangelical Political Life: Russell Moore in First Things

Evangelical political life should be constituted by joy. The political passions evangelicals have need joy at the center.

Guest Writer

Book Review—Abuse of Discretion: The Inside Story of Roe v. Wade - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

"Abuse of Discretion: The Inside Story of Roe v. Wade" is an exhaustively researched analysis of the decisions’ legal reasoning and social repercussions.

Matthew Lee AndersonSexuality

The Questions of Gay Marriage: The Authority of Scripture

The questions of gay marriage are challenging to Christians. Matthew Lee Anderson explores them in an ongoing series.

Brett McCrackenMediaTechnologyFilm Reviews/HollywoodCultureiPodMad MenWalt Whitmanthe cloudGravity

Lost At Sea, in Space, in the Cloud

Does the iWorld of cloud-based media intake leave us feeling isolated, adrift? Do movies like "Gravity" and "All is Lost" reflect anxiety of the iPod era?

Matthew Lee Anderson

On the Two Aspects of Salvation, Redux - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In light of Chuck’s excellent essay on Calvin’s understanding of justification and sanctification, I want to draw your attention to this bit by Oliver O’Donovan at the recent event in Washington D.C.: …In grasping what God has done in raising […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

9 Ways to Become a More Boring Writer

How should writers make their work more boring? Here's nine surefire ways to become a more boring writer.

Guest WriterTheology and Practicesalvation

Calvin: No Salvation without Sanctification

What does Calvin actually teach about salvation and its relationship to sanctification?

Brett McCrackenFilm Reviews/HollywoodCulturebodyHungerembodimentShameMichael Fassbendertheology of bodySolomon Northrup

Body Politics in the Films of Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen's films--Hunger (2008), Shame (2011), and 12 Years a Slave (2013)--each depict visceral, sometimes brutal explorations of human embodiment.