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Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

The Discipline of Listening to Sermons - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

As a lifelong Christian, I have heard countless sermons.  Some were good, but many were not. At some point in my time at Biola, I realized that there were several practical disciplines that I needed to cultivate to make the […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEducation

Education, the Individual, and the Affections: Richard Weaver vs. C.S. Lewis

Education, the Individual, and the Affections: Richard Weaver vs. C.S. Lewis

Matthew Lee Anderson

Robert George, Natural Law, and the New York Times - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Robert George continues to make the news. The author of the contentious Manhattan Declaration was profiled recently by the NY Times Magazine, prompting a number of responses among evangelicals.  George is a leading American proponent of natural law theory, which […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere-Orthodoxy: 2009 in Review - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The Lord was extremely kind to us in 2009, and we have much to be grateful for.  We have a number of new readers, which is a huge blessing.  We also brought on some new writers, and I am very […]

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An Invitation to Worship: The Angels in the Christmas Story

An Invitation to Worship: The Angels in the Christmas Story

Matthew Lee Anderson

Christianity Today and Me: "Who's Next" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I am bumping this to the top again, as the article is now online.   A few months ago, Christianity Today gave their magazine an overhaul.  Among the changes was a new regular feature that they are calling “Who’s Next.” […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

The WSJ on the Emerging Evangelical Intellect

The WSJ on the Emerging Evangelical Intellect

Matthew Lee AndersonChurchembodimentFormation

They Say Only the Good Die Young. - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

They say only the good die young. I don’t know if it’s true.  But it sounds good.  And it’s a gentle way of talking about those whom we should not have lost. “Should.” There’s a world of meaning in that […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

The Political Eschatology of John Calvin

The Political Eschatology of John Calvin

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Our Neutered Consciences: Calvin and the Awareness of God's Judgment

Our Neutered Consciences: Calvin and the Awareness of God's Judgment

Matthew Lee Andersonrevelation

The Possibility of a Calvinist Natural Law Theory

The Possibility of a Calvinist Natural Law Theory

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

On Christendom and Calvin

On Christendom and Calvin