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Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Ross Douthat, Heretics, and Mere Orthodoxy

Ross Douthat's case for Christianity in Bad Religion is buried in the background, rather than right up front where it belongs.

Jeremy Mann

Athanasius Trash-Talking the Greek Philosophers - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Athanasius takes a swipe at the limited popular influence of the Greek philosophers: As to Greek wisdom, however, and the philosophers’ noisy talk, I really think no one requires argument from us; for the amazing fact is patent to all that, […]

Chris KrychoCulturevictimizationCulture Warconfidenceressentimentculture warsGod's sovereigntyEvangelicalism

With a grin: rejecting the victim's stance

The attitude of the permanent victim is toxic; Christians must reject it if we are to have the kinds of impact we desire.

Jake MeadorMarriage

Why C.S. Lewis is Wrong on Marriage

C.S. Lewis was wrong on marriage, and Tolkien took him to task for it. Marriage isn't only a construction of the state. It has a theological dimension too.

Matthew Lee Anderson

How to Reduce Abortions: An Idiosyncratic Suggestion - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

When it comes to how to reduce abortions, evangelicals have tried nearly everything. I provide one surprising solution.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Is Ethical Advocacy Enough? A Dialogue on Digital Rights and Art

A dialogue between Matt Miller and Stephen Carradini on ethical and pragmatic concerns about digital rights, copyright, and free music.

Andrew WalkerPolitics

A Blue Collar, Big Society Conservatism - Mere Orthodoxy

For too long, conservatism has measured the health of the family strictly along economic lines and hardly ever along associational lines.

Stephen CarradiniTechnologySufjan StevensSpotifyMusic industry

Consumption and the Creator’s (lack of) Power

The music-purchasing process before file-sharing was standard capitalism. Cut forward ten years, and the aftereffects have been ugly.

Michael HendrixEconomics and Business

Why Theology Has Something to Say About Economics

Our theology needs to speak to our economics. We turned to psychology to better understand economics; theology provides further assistance.

Matt MillerTechnologycopyright laws

Advocacy and Ending Copyright Infringement

The Internet's already over two decades old, and we still haven't figured out how to cope with its potential for copyright infringement.

Matthew Lee Anderson

A Joy Beyond Words: How Orthodoxy Changed my Life - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy is a profound work that highlights the fundamental goodness of the world and the permanency of joy.

Matthew Lee AndersonWar/International Relations

Pacifism, C.S. Lewis, and Growing up during Wartime

Young evangelicals are drawn toward pacifism in a way C.S. Lewis was not. Is that because we are more familiar with peace than Lewis?