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Matthew Lee Anderson
Over the past few years, we have occasionally engaged in that practice which the church calls “apologetics” here at Mere Orthodoxy. We never did it, I think, out of some sort of anxiety about the reliability of our Christian faith […]
Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice
My last plea for help on this book was so successful, and shaped so much of my thinking about the direction my book is going in, that I thought I&
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
The important question, as Abraham Piper points out, is what we're going to watch now that Lost has left our lives for good. I liked Lost. A lot.
Matthew Lee Anderson
The case for Shakespeare’s Catholicism may be a bit shaky, but Anthony Esolen recently made a compelling case that the Christian virtue of chastity is indispensable for understanding his plays. He writes: There is an abundance of evidence to show that Shakespeare […]
Matthew Lee AndersonMetaphysics (Ontology)
Gene Fant dug up this little gem from the latest Proceedings of the Modern Language Association by Timothy Morton: It’s not just that rabbits are rabbits in name only;
Matthew Lee AndersonReading the Hymns
This week's selection is from one of evangelicalism's most prolific hymn writers, Fanny Crosby. Crosby, who was a Methodist, is best known for "Blessed Assurance,
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsPolitical Theology
I have written plenty about Oliver O'Donovan's political theology. Or not so much "written" as quoted. In many ways, I'm still in
Andrew WalkerPolitics
Justin Taylor, on his blog, has quoted a very helpful and thoughtful clarifying statement from John Murray on the interplay between the church and politics, but more particularly about how Christians go about doing politics as Christians and also as […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
The brilliant Jake Meador followed up the discussion below on the nature of work by attempting to bring together Sayers and Lewis: My proposed reconciliation of the two views can be stated thus: The world is sacramental (the lowercase s […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
As much as I want to affirm Sayers's understanding of work, I can't quite assent. Yes, there is something dignifying about work, and yes, it absolutely
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
In this episode, I talk with Jim Belcher of Deep Church fame, which was one of the most talked about books in 2009. In our conversation, we go over whether and how "Deep Church" fits in with Protesta
Andrew WalkerUncategorized
I tend to view myself as a charitable individual. And, as one well-entrenched in the evangelical culture, I find it important to listen whenever individuals (attempt) to offer substantive