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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Against Values Voters: Reservations about Social Conservatives' New Name - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In September of 2006, Family Research Council Action hosted the first “Values Voter Summit.”  In 2007, it had 2500 attendees and launched Mike Huckabee’s campaign into the national spotlight.  It was influential enough to momentarily quell talk of the declining […]

Keith E. Buhler

The Evangelical Epidemic - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

C Michael Patton carefully observes the (increasingly common) trend of people becoming doubtful, disillusioned, and eventually departing from Christ. David Sanford observes, “Any business that is losing 31 million of its customers is going out of business.” Check out his […]

Keith E. BuhlerMeaning and Hermeneutics

Four Theoretical Problems with Writing

Four Theoretical Problems with Writing

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

The Improbability of Online Profits

The Improbability of Online Profits

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

NT Wright on the American Elections

NT Wright on the American Elections

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Carl Schmitt and the Question of Competence

Carl Schmitt and the Question of Competence

Keith E. BuhlerUncategorized

The Lost Virtue of Restraint

The Lost Virtue of Restraint

Matthew Lee AndersonLiterature

Douthat Defends Chesterton

Douthat Defends Chesterton

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

The Courage to be Just*

The Courage to be Just*

Matthew Lee AndersonGender

The Future of Feminism

The Future of Feminism

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

McCain's Path to Victory

McCain's Path to Victory

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Ross Douthat on "The American Heresy" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Unfortunately, it’s hard to disagree with his assessment: Obviously the world of religious conservatism also includes lots of people who are invested in actual Christian orthodoxy, as opposed to the Osteen-Shori vision of God as a really powerful life coach. […]