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Matthew MillinerUncategorized

Post-Iconoclastic Calvinism

Iconoclastic Calvinism may never recover from Randall Zachman's Image and Word in the Theology of John Calvin, which culminates decades of Reformation scholarship to reveal how imagery is

Matthew Lee Anderson

Evangelicals and the Changing Culture War

Ross Douthat hits a home run: But as religious conservatives have climbed the educational ladder, American churches seem to be having trouble reaching the people left behind. This is bad news for both Christianity and the country. The reinforcing bonds […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Give to Wheatstone, Get Books

A gracious donor has given a $40,000 matching grant to my friends over at Wheatstone Academy.  Every dollar that comes into December magically turns into two, up to $40,

Kevin WhiteUncategorized

Christian Reputation, re: Apple and the Manhattan Declaration

The present flap over the Manhattan Declaration App, and the way it has been covered in various media outlets, highlights an easily forgotten point about the need for Christian winsomeness

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Satirizing Post-Evangelicals

The below video has been making the rounds. Substantively, it can't seem to figure out who it's satirizing.  I get the sense that Wendell Berry readers

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Verb Tenses and Voting

Forthcoming from the journal Political Psychology: The wording of political messages is known to affect voting behavior, including judgments about whether or not candidates will be elected. Yet the question

Andrew WalkerPolitics

Apple and the Manhattan Declaration

In recent days, Steve Jobs and Apple have kowtowed to the Left and removed The Manhattan Declaration application from their app store after homosexual activists labeled the app “gay-hating” and “homo-hostile.” If you’ve not read the document (which you should), […]

Matthew Lee AndersonSocial Justice

Messmore on Social Justice

My friend Ryan Messmore has a helpful outline of what social justice meant to the fellow who coined the term.  The money quote: Taparelli believed that people have the right

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Political Authenticity and Sarah Palin: A Brief Reply to Conor Friedersdorf

A particularly unusual bout of travelling combined with a frightful bit of sickness has made writing a challenge.  But Conor’s interaction with my contribution to Proud to be Right merits a response. He writes: There is much to like about Lee’s […]

Cate MacDonaldCreation Care

The Gospel According to Trees: Animal Kingdom

I’ve always been a sucker for animals. I have a long-standing (and well-deserved) reputation for adopting every stray dog that comes into my line of vision. I

Cate MacDonald

Thanksgiving from George

I can’t remember having read this before this year, which seems both impossible and inexcusable. For your enjoyment: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful […]

Andrew WalkerPolitics

APP's "Open Letter to CPAC"

The American Principles Project, brainchild of the estimable and invaluable Robert P. George, has posted an open letter to CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) citing their refusal to attend this