The Archive
Andrew WalkerPolitics
Finally, the healthcare debate—at least one part of the debate—is being argued appropriately: around First Principles. The manner in which the Obama Administration is wishing to deliver on a campaign promise is startling. No less than bypassing standard procedure and […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPro-Life
Outside of a few pieces on the underlying philosophical issues at stake in the health care debate, I have stayed relatively quiet about my position on it. But with a
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
The Brits, its been said, are 50 years ahead of us. In this case, I think a more accurate number is 19 years. To understand the millennial emphasis on individuality,
Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice
Writing a book is a community project. It's been almost 10 weeks since I announced that I had signed the contract. During that time I've read
Matthew Lee AndersonMetaphysics (Ontology)
“Dualism” is a dirty word. Whether it refers to bodies and souls, men and women, reason and emotion, gender and sex, binary thinking is no longer in. The rejection of dualisms takes different forms, depending on which intellectual tradition you’re […]
Jeremy MannTheology and PracticeFormation
God does not need us. He does not depend on our praise, or our holiness, or our service. These gifts do not gain him anything. They are not his source
Matthew Lee Anderson
Modern interpretation and preaching about the Song of Songs is largely characterized by its reaction against classical notions of ‘allegory’ that mitigated the sexual content of the book by making it all about YHWH and his people. The defensive posture […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
In light of Rhett’s interesting (and true!) thoughts on what novels do for us, I was intrigued to read Francis Watson’s rather critical comments of their form in western literature: The assumption that ‘love’ (or ‘romantic love’) is the primary […]
Matthew Lee AndersonBible
One of my other pet pseudo-academic theories that I occasionally like to argue is that Phillipians--not Ephesians, not Romans--is actually at the core of Paul's
Matthew Lee AndersonGender
One of the distinctive aspects of the Theology of the Body is its beautiful expression of the mutual relations of men and women, a mutuality that originates in and is
TexPoliticsLiberal ArtsHistory/Church History
Every generation struggles towards a certain self-understanding as its members move from immaturity to adulthood and walk through the trials of growing, thinking, discovering, and confronting responsibility. This path
Matthew Lee Anderson
It’s been a busy week for me, and I haven’t gotten a chance to do justice to many of the interesting content I’ve come across. So for your pleasure, here’s some thoughts worthy of your attention: Dietrich Bonhoeffer takes on […]