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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Persuasion and Political Disagreement: Behaving After the Election

How should Christians act when there is political disagreement? How should they pursue persuasion?

Matthew Lee AndersonRoss DouthatCurrent PoliticsSocial conservatismMitt Romney

The Meaning of the 2012 Election

What happened in the 2012 elections and what difference does it make for social conservatives?

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Controversy and Interpretation: A Review of *Biblical Womanhood* - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Rachel Held Evans' *Year of BIblical womanhood* has proved very controversial. What's at stake in her understanding of womanhood? Where should evangelicals turn?

Guest Writer

Skyfall: Strongest Bond Yet - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Fr Micah Snell wades through the latest offering from 007. This is the strongest Bond yet, but what makes it different from previous outings?

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

How Liberal are Young Evangelicals: A Dialogue with Ben Domenech - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Young evangelicals are increasingly liberal. How liberal? And is the change for ideological or cultural reasons?

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalismyoung evangelicals

The Existence of the Liberal Young Evangelical

Young evangelicals are becoming more liberal. They may not be Democrats, but the attitude shifts are evident.

Kevin WhiteFamilyTheologyMarriageTheology and Practicechildlessnessinfertility

Is Unwilling Childlessness Necessarily a Call to Adopt?

Adoption is good, but should all childless couples feel called to adopt? We need to distinguish between what's good and what's required.

Brett McCrackenPoliticsCurrent Politics

Five Reasons I'm Voting for Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney isn't the perfect candidate for President. But here are five reasons why he might be the best candidate we have.

Guest WriterPro-LifeHamlet

Hamlet, Beauty, and the Case Against Abortion

Abortion arguments often make us weary, but our complacency harms the discussion. Discrediting the emotional argument does no one any good.

Guest Writer

The Contest Between Evolution and Christianity is a Duel to the Death - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Science is a magnificent force, but it is not a teacher of morals. Science cannot provide itself moral compass; this is left to the Church.

Matt MillerLiberal ArtsLewis HydeWendell Berry

Capitalism Won’t Save the Arts—Vocation Will

Capitalism won't save the arts. But a conception of vocation probably will.

Matthew Lee AndersonSexuality

What's at stake if Jesus had a wife?

Jesus didn't have a wife, but what is at stake if he did? We consider some of the theological and pastoral implications.