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Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Chesterton and the Possibility of Romance

Apologies for the lack of writing.  I am in the throes of an article on marriage to submit to The City, and it is proving much more difficult than I

Jeremy MannEducation

Guess the Speaker: Education

I like to invent games, the more variables the better: multiple creators, absurd rules, elaborate procedures, built-in randomizers. One could accuse me of getting more excited about the invention

Matthew Lee AndersonMarriageSociety

Love, Mimicry, and Men

While researching for an article on marriage that I am writing, I came upon this abstract: Recent studies have found that mimicking the verbal and nonverbal behavior of strangers enhances

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

Blest Be the iTies that Bind: Thoughts From CWC on Online Church

Last Saturday, I spoke at the Christian Web Conference on the question of church online.  My prepared remarks, which I have slightly modified, are below.  Over the past few weeks,

Cate MacDonald

Friendship, I guess

You guys, you will not believe what I am about to do. And I am sorry. Really. I’ve tried to figure out a way around this, but it can’t be helped. I am starting this post with a definition from […]

Jeremy MannEducation

Psychology in Education

I just read an expansive article by David Tyack, professor emeritus at Stanford in the history of education. In the article Tyack considers at length the different populations that have

Gary HartenburgPhilosophyTheology and PracticeThomas Says

Thomas Says: Killing Sinners

After his discussion of whether it’s a sin to kill plants or animals, Thomas discusses the question of whether it’s permissible to kill sinners.  Thomas says it is

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Notes toward the Conservative Renewal: Gerson and Wehner

In the latest issue of Commentary, Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner have offered the latest volley in the ongoing war to define conservatism's future.  While less comprehensive than

Gary HartenburgEthicsPhilosophyembodimentLiberal ArtsSocial TrendsTheology and PracticeThomas SaysSociety

Thomas Says: Killing Plants and Animals

As a way of getting my blogging going, I thought I’d start a series of posts on some teachings of Thomas Aquinas.  I think this will be interesting (at

Cate MacDonaldTheology and PracticeFormation

Backyard Character

Hi everyone, remember me? After a couple of guest posts and many years of faithful reading, I've come to join the boys as a regular contributor here at

Jeremy MannFilm Reviews/Hollywood

Quinceañera is a Good Movie About Los Angeles

If you are full deep yearning, and I hope you are, it's fair to assume you have two dogmas regarding cities. (Those with very deep yearning won’t

Matthew Lee Anderson

I Told Me So: Self Deception in the Life of the Christian

Gregg Ten Elshof’s* recent book I Told Me So, which examines the role self-deception plays in the church and in our lives, suffers from an inherent marketing disadvantage. Recommending it to friends, colleagues, or other non-anonymous individuals carries with it […]