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Matthew Lee AndersonBible

Defining the Gospel - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Talking about the Gospel is all the rage these days. Everyone wants to know precisely how big it should be–does it include working for justice (which is invariably social justice), or not? With that in mind, I decided to put […]

Cate MacDonald

On Modesty and Self-Identity - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There is an interesting parallel, obvious open reflection, between modesty and sense of self. It occurred to me on one particularly lazy Saturday as I sat on a friend’s couch and watched a “real” housewife “find” herself relearning the art […]

Matthew Lee AndersonBook Reviews

Getting the Reformation Wrong

Getting the Reformation Wrong

Matthew Lee Anderson

The Dilemma of Friday Night Lights - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’ve fallen off the Friday Night Light’s wagon. Not the bandwagon, mind you.  Its much less dramatic than that.  I had committed to blogging through this season, which…well, let’s just leave that aside. I’ll stand by my recommendation, though, that […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

The Anti-Christian Academy?

The Anti-Christian Academy?

Andrew WalkerPolitics

Doug Wilson on "Western Values"

Doug Wilson on "Western Values"

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Catholic Evangelicals and the Future of the Movement

Catholic Evangelicals and the Future of the Movement

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Night at the Evangelical Improv

Night at the Evangelical Improv

Andrew WalkerPoliticsPolitical TheorySociologyWar/International RelationsSociety

Political Correctness..., I mean Religious Correctness

Political Correctness..., I mean Religious Correctness

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Cremation and the Structure of Biblical Reasoning

Cremation and the Structure of Biblical Reasoning

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

"Humankind Cannot Bear Very Much Reality."

"Humankind Cannot Bear Very Much Reality."

Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsPolitical Theology

Hunter on the Power of Politics

Hunter on the Power of Politics