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Kevin White

Reading thy Hymns Bonus: O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Today’s selection is possibly the oldest Christmas carol that is still in use. It is a Victorian translation (by John M. Neale, 1851) of a 12th-century Latin carol, which was in turn adapted from a set of 8th century monastic […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Twelve Books for Evangelicals from 2010

Twelve Books for Evangelicals from 2010

Jeremy Mann

Get Ready for The Tree of Life - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

If you haven’t seen it yet, watch the trailer for the most anticipated movie of 2011: Terrance Malick’s fifth film, The Tree of LIfe, is tentatively scheduled for release at the end of May (don’t hold your breath, it has […]

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

Word Processing and Externalizing Thinking

Word Processing and Externalizing Thinking

Cate MacDonald

A Grief Observed: Warren Arthur Heath, 1924-2010 - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

My grandfather died yesterday. He died just short of his 87th birthday and 65th wedding anniversary. He died in Mountainview, California suddenly and peacefully after a long battle with cancer and the harsh treatments it required. He left behind his […]

Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology

Comparing Covers: What Earthen Vessels Means - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

My brother closes off some overly kind words with this: If we judge the book by its handsome cover, the potential audience for Earthen Vessels is composed of evangelical Christians, theologians, philosophers, various other assorted intellectual types, and, quite possibly, highly […]

Kevin WhiteUncategorized

Reading the Hymns Bonus: Joy to the World

Reading the Hymns Bonus: Joy to the World

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Persuasion, the Therapeutic, and Young Evangelicals

Persuasion, the Therapeutic, and Young Evangelicals

Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and Practice

The Spiritual Visibility of the Kingdom of God: A Reply to Sessions

The Spiritual Visibility of the Kingdom of God: A Reply to Sessions

Andrew WalkerEvangelicalism

Your Worldview Isn't Enough - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The land we inhabit is becoming more unfamiliar by the day. We may be witnessing the dawn of cultural exile. And quoting the Bible, I fear, won’t preserve our institutions or, for that matter, our culture. The Christian worldview has […]

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

N.T. Wright, Heaven, and the Future Resurrection - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Trevin Wax’s readings of N.T. Wright is how I first came across his work, and his recent post comparing the early Wright and the later Wright on heaven serves as an excellent example of why he’s one of the brightest lights […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Evangelicals and McLuhan: Diversity, the Media and the Message

Evangelicals and McLuhan: Diversity, the Media and the Message