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Matthew Lee Andersonrevelation
One of the ongoing debates in Reformed scholarship is what, if any, role natural law theory played in John Calvin's thought. The question has lots of implications, not
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
I have often been perplexed by how Reformed thinkers like Francis Schaeffer, Herman Dooyeweerd, Abraham Kuyper, and others have such robust engagement with culture while still staying consistent with Calvinism.
Cate MacDonaldFormation
It seems particularly indicative of the state of my life right now that I am writing about thankfulness on December 1st. A day late and a dollar short would be a great sort of motto for me if it wasn’t […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
The internets were all atwitter today with the latest stunt pulled on…Twitter. Yes, someone tweeted his nuptials. Immediately after being pronounced man and wife, he pulled out his cell phone–and gave his now-wife hers–and they updated their status’ together. The […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Over at Evangel, I have a few thoughts on the relationship between two formulations of the atonement--propitiation and Christus victor--and how we ought understand the Gospel in light
Gary HartenburgFormation
It shouldn’t surprise us that Thomas has written about thankfulness. There are very few topics that he did not cover. He devotes an entire question of the Summa to thankfulness. (It is part of his section on justice.) I’ll just […]
Matthew Lee AndersonDevotionalFormation
As Christians, we are a people who live in a present that is shaped definitively by the past and the future. The meaning of our present, of our contemporary lives and relationships, is fixed, but not yet revealed. We take […]
TexUncategorized
I wonder if I have presumed too far upon the generous gift of a friend. When I was married over a year ago I was graciously given a sabbatical rest
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
One of the common complaints against traditional evangelicalism is that it has been held captive by a distinctly Western approach to rationality that eschews mystery and narrative. The central target
Gary HartenburgPhilosophyThomas Says
After discussing questions about killing plants, animals, and sinners by private citizens, public officials, and clerics, Thomas picks up the weighty and delicate subject of suicide. His position is that
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Michael Bird, a New Testament scholar of the first rate, highlights Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 8:3 that "anyone who loves God is known by him&
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
In my response to Frank Beckwith and John Mark Reynolds in The City, I pointed out that any that Christendom is impossible until evangelicals recover a robust notion of the