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Matthew Lee AndersonSports

The Bobby Petrino Dilemma and our Idolatry of College Football

The Bobby Petrino Dilemma and our Idolatry of College Football

Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels

The Price of Earthen Vessels ($3.49) and the Value of Writing

The Price of Earthen Vessels ($3.49) and the Value of Writing

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

The Passing of the Torch(?): Thoughts on the Passing of Charles Colson

The Passing of the Torch(?): Thoughts on the Passing of Charles Colson

Matthew Lee AndersonWeekend Reading

The Next Phase of Life and Mere-O: A Personal Announcement

The Next Phase of Life and Mere-O: A Personal Announcement

Chris Krychoembodiment

An Aspen in a Forest of Pines: Thinking through Asexuality - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Note from Matt: I first met Chris Krycho after he reviewed Earthen Vessels and proceeded to grill me about it.  He’s a thoughtful fellow and wrote the following.  As I had been planning on addressing the same piece soon, I […]

Matthew Lee AndersonSociety

The Crisis of Christianity: A Conversation with Sarah Posner

The Crisis of Christianity: A Conversation with Sarah Posner

Matthew Lee AndersonCollege and University

Meet Paul Spears, Torrey Honors Institute's new Director - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The news that John Mark Reynolds is leaving Torrey was a bit of a blow to those who attended the program.  John Mark’s personality and drive have left a mark on the program that will endure long into the future, […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

David Brooks, Social Justice, and the Quality of Compassion - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

David Brooks lands an important critique of how many young social entrepreneurs talk about development: There’s little social progress without political progress. Unfortunately, many of today’s young activists are really good at thinking locally and globally, but not as good […]

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

A Meditation on Good Friday - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. There is a moment for explanation, for inquiry and exploration.  And there is a moment for wonder, for pausing to take the thing into yourself, to turn […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Who is Jesus? A Discussion on Sullivan's Essay - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I participated in a semi-f0rmal Twitter chat this evening with Fred Sanders on Andrew Sullivan’s Newsweek essay.  It was a fun exercise and an interesting discussion and I am grateful to Biola for taking it on and to Brett McCracken […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitical Theology

Christianity in Crisis: The Resurrection and Andrew Sullivan

Christianity in Crisis: The Resurrection and Andrew Sullivan

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

The Ongoing Relevance of Social Conservatism

The Ongoing Relevance of Social Conservatism