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I’m currently in Grand Rapids, Michigan attending the Acton Institute’s “Acton University”—an annual four-day conference focused, broadly, around two topics: Religion and Liberty. Acton is often
Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels
It's book release week here at Mere-O, which means I'm holding off offering substantive thoughts about anything and devoting the blog to shamelessly touting my
Matthew Lee Andersonembodiment
Evangelicals care about the physical body. Here are five books on embodiment for evangelicals who are interested in learning more.
Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels
I am in a perpetual state of crisis about what belongs on my reading list. In a world where the most precious resource we have is our attention and the competitors for it are endless, curating a careful list of […]
Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels
It’s almost like the body matters. After I finished the writing and editing process for Earthen Vessels—read two sample chapters–I wasn’t quite sure what to feel. I had poured 16 months of my life into the project. I was exhausted […]
Andrew Walker
In late May, I spent a week studying the intersection of faith, justice, and civil society at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Heritage, as many of you are no doubt familiar with, is America’s premier conservative think tank on issues relating […]
Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and PracticeFormation
Whether you think the phenomenon of people leaving the church is a real thing or not, the reality is that some people will--and that when it happens, things can
Matthew Lee Anderson
Good feedback on the first part. Here’s an excerpt from the second: When it comes to the most important questions, Christian college students are in the peculiar situation of being convinced we have the answers even before we ask the question. […]
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The first go-around was here. Now Tim Ricchuiti has chimed in with some smart thoughts: Zoom out a bit further: why would the husband have say in how his
Cate MacDonaldBible
I never really cared about Rob Bell. I’ve never read his books but I like his nice videos. They seem like they might be attractive to people, maybe help influence doubters or seekers to examine Christianity a little more closely. […]
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
Last fall, I penned a set of essays for Boundless on the perils of being a Christian inside a Christian university. The anxiety that the young'uns are going
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Tim Challies: Does a woman need to remain beautiful to her husband? Yes, she does! But this does not mean that she needs to remain beautiful in the way society