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Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
One more on Christians (of all kinds) in the academy. From Timothy Larsen, professor at Wheaton College, on the anti-Christian bias among the academy: A persecution complex is not
Andrew WalkerPolitics
A real gem from Doug Wilson Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has given an important speech on the threat posed to us by Sharia law and the encroachments of Islamic
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
I've got some thoughts up at Patheos on the future of evangelicalism. There's nothing terribly revolutionary in there to longtime readers of Mere-O, though (if
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
The conversation below about evangelical academics and their improv training is pretty much over. I've been convinced by it, though, that the Wall Street Journal piece misrepresented the
Andrew WalkerPoliticsPolitical TheorySociologyWar/International RelationsSociety
[This post is lengthy; be forewarned] As I expected would happen, the readers of Mere-O have responded both with class, sensitivity, and elegance to my original post, in which
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
I continue to be troubled by the structure of David Jones' argument regarding the ethics of cremation. Let's review his conclusion: After reviewing some of the key
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
“HUMANKIND CANNOT BEAR VERY MUCH REALITY” That from T.S. Eliot’s The Four Quartets, his “answer” to the problems he raised in The Wasteland. Or at least I think
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsPolitical Theology
While rereading To Change the World, I came across this passage, where Hunter almost anticipates my remarks: Some argue that what we need is a redefinition of politics, one that
Matthew Lee Anderson
“Are you going to be the Tina Fey of your field?” That’s the question that was put to some of evangelicalism’s best and brightest, who gathered at Veritas Riff, the new program from the estimable Veritas Forum, to learn the […]
Matthew Lee AndersonMetaphysics (Ontology)
Milliner’s characteristically incisive remarks today include this graph from James Matthew Wilson: The meaning of the world that we usually describe as constituting culture, or a culture… does not depend primarily upon our social conventions. Rather, the signs of a […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
It's an odd topic, but one that I find fascinating. Like all matters of practical wisdom, the question of cremation highlights the presuppositions we have and how those
Matthew Lee AndersonEducation
There is an enormous amount that I have to be grateful for. One year ago, I left my employment as a financial planner in order to pursue a crazy dream