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Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

Deep Church: Under Review

“There are,” a professor once remarked to me, “two types of people in the world:  uniters and dividers.” Jim Belcher is a uniter par excellance. Deep Church is a thoughtful,

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Discuss Descartes with Mere-O: A Unique Opportunity

If you want to blame someone for problems in evangelicalism, Descartes is a good guy to look to. I've aired some of my own suspicions about his philosophical

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

The Meaning of Scott Brown

The politicos are abuzz this morning with the news of Scott Brown's election to the US Senate in Massachusetts. Of course, the meaning of Brown's election

Cate MacDonaldFormation

New Year, New You, If Only

New Year's day has come and gone and with it a culture wide battery of resolutions. This is the year we will all be thinner, watch less TV,

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

Involuntary Identities: A Brief Response to John Dyer

John Dyer's latest post on the differences in how we identify ourselves in online and offline situations is fascinating reading. Dyer points out that offline self-identification is

Gary HartenburgPhilosophyTheology and PracticeThomas Says

Thomas Says: Why You Can (And Should) Kill in Self-Defense, Part 2

In this post, I want to conclude my summary and discussion of Thomas’s reasoning about killing in self-defense by examining the objections to his position that he considers

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

Final Thoughts on Desiring the Kingdom

I am grateful that Professor (or is it Agent?) Smith took a little time to address some of the concerns I raised regarding his excellent book. He would have been

Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice

Truth Comes in A Body: Andy Crouch on the Incarnation

Andy Crouch is really smart.  He's written one of the most important books on evangelicals relationship to culture in the last 20 years.  And he's always

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

An Exploration of Sleep as Preparation for the Sunday Service

A few weeks ago, I wrote a brief list of practical steps we could take to prepare for hearing the Word of God on Sunday. As I have ruminated on

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

Desiring the Kingdom: Professor Smith's Response

From Professor Smith, in response to my review. So here we have Mr. Smith responding to Mr. Anderson.  All of a sudden I feel like I should say, “Missster ANDersssson…

Matthew Lee AndersonAnthropologyembodimentTheology and Practice

Bodies, Souls, and the Bible: The Frequency Test

If Peter Leithart's latest writings are any indication, he's working on an essay or a book on the meaning of embodiment.  Which would be fantastic.  The

Gary HartenburgUncategorized

From a Friend in Haiti

An old friend of mine from college is a missionary in Haiti. He lives on the north part of the island and wasn't directly affected by the earthquake.