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Andrew WalkerChurch

The Peculiarity that is Church - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Today, while listening to an excellent rendition of “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” at my stereotypical, evangelical, and Baptist megachurch, I was struck by how non-stereotypical church really is. To think that, week in and week out, seemingly distinct individuals […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

The Best U2 Recordings You'll Hear - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

For your Saturday listening pleasure come two songs from U2 that no self-respecting fan should go without hearing. The first is With Or Without You.  A famous song, yes, but this live version includes a bridge (taken from the Book […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Top Five: Inklings Non-Fiction (Non-Lewis Category)

Top Five: Inklings Non-Fiction (Non-Lewis Category)

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

What to do with Emerging Adults?

What to do with Emerging Adults?

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

Mixing Fibers and Levitical Prohibitions

Mixing Fibers and Levitical Prohibitions

Andrew WalkerEconomics and Business

The Problem of Beck - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Over at his blog, Denny Burk highlights a brief video detailing why he does not care for Glenn Beck’s politics, even though Beck, like Burk presumably, is an economic conservative. And on this issue, Burk is absolutely correct in denouncing […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Pierced for Our Postmodernism? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I have plans to return to the issue of homosexuality sometime soon to affirm Ross’s excellent clarification, address Jan’s excellent query, and to try to respond to a few comments. But the past few days, my thoughts have been consumed […]

Andrew WalkerSociology

A Tail is a Leg is a Marriage?

A Tail is a Leg is a Marriage?

Matthew Lee AndersonTrinity

*The Deep Things of God* Giveaway

*The Deep Things of God* Giveaway

Matthew Lee AndersonHistory/Church History

The Doctrine of Heaven According to Tom and Jerry

The Doctrine of Heaven According to Tom and Jerry

Cate MacDonald

Eat. Pray? Love. Love? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of my best friends is a film critic here in Los Angeles. A perk of this particular job is that she sees movies a few days early and sometimes takes me along (this really is more of a perk […]

Matthew Lee AndersonTrinity

A Decadent Doctrine of Salvation - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of my favorite moments in The Deep Things of God is Sanders’ explication of what happens when a culture becomes decadent.  He writes: “Inhabitants of a decadent culture feel themselves to be living among the scraps and fragments of […]