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Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
"Last week, Joe Carter praised The Atlantic’s forthcoming (mammoth) article on health care as “one of the most sensible and pragmatic articles on the health care debate you’
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
As I mentioned in my response to Christianity Today, one of the central failures of our discussion about Christendom was our conflation of the political and cultural aspects of Christendom.
Jeremy MannLiterature
In 1954, C.S. Lewis was asked by the Milton Society of America to comment on his own life’s work. In his statement, Lewis insists that the explanation for
Matthew Lee Anderson
I am honored and humbled that Christianity Today’s Collin Hansen penned a synopsis of our discussion about evangelicalism at The City. Hansen knows young evangelicals as well as anyone–his thorough and detailed treatment of the young Reformed left little more […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
Matthew Milliner’s recent article for Public Discourse is a triumph that had me shouting ‘yes’ all the way through. As a young conservative who remains hopeful that conservatism offers something deeper than tax cuts or strong defense, I found Milliner’s […]
Jeremy MannFormation
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) wrote a book that had the alternative title How to Philosophize With a Hammer. I’m reminded of this when I read Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who could have just as easily written a book with the alternative […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
In my recent reflections on the question of legalizing homosexual marriage, it has become clear that the disagreements between those who oppose it and those who are in favor of
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
During my time blogging, I've had the opportunity to build up a small but loyal audience (yup, that's you). Over time, we've had other
Jeremy MannEducation
Hi, I'm a new contributor to Mere O. I understand you ("the reader"? How formal are we here?) have a civil but guarded relationship with new
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
If there is a leftward shift in young (urban, white, college-educated) evangelicalism, perhaps one of the most prominent signs is our disposition toward food. It is common among hipster
Matthew Lee Anderson
The latest issue of The City has been posted in full online, and in rather nifty format. For people interested, it features responses to my article on the new evangelical scandal by Francis Beckwith and Dr. John Mark Reynolds. Both essays […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Martha Nussbaum's recent defense of homosexual marriage in Dissent Magazine is one of the better defenses of homosexual marriage that I have read, and I suggest slogging through