The Archive
Matthew Lee AndersonBible
I haven’t yet read McLaren’s latest, mostly because of financial restrictions. But I’ve been keeping one eye on the critiques, if only to see where the perceived weaknesses are if I ever make it around to it. And Fuller New […]
Andrew WalkerPolitics
Aside from its free-verse eccentricity and its spiteful, disrespectful tone (referring to any theistic belief simply as “religious hocus pocus”), Marc Cooper’s opinion column in today's
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
In light of the impending brouhaha over immigration reform, it's worth bringing back to our attention this humorous examination of America's immigration practices by none other
Matthew Lee Anderson
From the video department here at Mere-O comes this offering, which is predicated on the simple premise of modernity: we will, because we can. Of course, we never see him come down. And that is the rub. Second, what is […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
Simply put, this might be the most beautiful hymn in the English language. It’s still commonly sung by our friends across the Atlantic. Too bad they had the misfortune of ranking it their second most favorite hymn behind How Great […]
Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice
One of the most interesting side-projects I've been working on during my research has been trying to find evangelicals who address the body specifically. That it has
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
I haven't stayed up on the latest hand-wringing over contemporary conservatism's woes as well as I would have liked, but Rufus' examination of it
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
"Adapt or perish" is the word at the Huffington Post today. It's a line of thought that Christians are well acquainted with, as some variation of
TexPoetryLiberal Arts
I AM, the holy smoking fire, Burns bright on Sinai's awful height; And tremors from His words of might Split wide the earth and shake the pyre Where
Matthew Lee Anderson
(Apologies to the reader for a bit more abstract fare this evening.) Meet Plotinus. He’s a neo-Platonic philosopher from the 3rd century A.D., and is more well known for his famous pupil–St. Augustine–than his own work. Plotinus’ central contribution […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
In reflecting on the relationship between story and the rules of the game, Brian Phillips writes: What that means is that, if we care about the sport as a story, we have to hope that the people in charge of […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
My views on confession as a practice of the Christian life have been shaped--and justifiably so--by Augustine's masterful and penetrating performance of them. For Augustine, confession