The Archive
Matthew Lee Anderson
In his article last Thursday, William Saletan highlighted sex selection’s apparent arrival to American shores. He writes: Now comes further evidence of this effect. Two days ago, economists Douglas Almond and Lena Edlund published an article in Proceedings of the […]
Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and Practice
Peter Leithart has penned some brief thoughts on the history of the 'imago dei' in Western theology and its relationship to the postmodern notion that the 'self&
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
The recent flap over a California court’s decision that threatened the (assumed) legality of homeschooling in California has now subsided due to the decision being vacated. However, the issue will doubtlessly be a newsworthy item for a while, as the […]
TexembodimentAnthropology
Imperturbable smiles are pitiable things, somewhat reminiscent of the Little Prince’s rose who took naive delight in her four thorns, unjustifiably proud of the one thing that made her vulnerable—and laughable; or of Voltaire’s Candide always optimistically re-interpreting the facts […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
I have sometimes bemoaned the passing of the statesman in modern society. What I have often lacked, however, is a clear articulation of what separates a statesman from, say, the
Keith E. Buhlerembodiment
I. The Sword and the Shaving Brush II. A Brief History of Clothing III. The Three Aesthetic Problems IV. Relativism, Immodesty, Evanglism V. Solving the Three Aesthetic Problems VI. Towards an Incarnational Aesthetic VII. Nature and the Aim of Fiction […]
TexUncategorized
The Amsterdam whores were polite enough to remain behind glass so that they wouldn’t too unnecessarily intrude upon the passing gentlemen; of course, they were mostly naked and gyrated
Keith E. BuhlerUncategorized
Marshall McLuhan on the predominance of visual perspectivism since the advent of the printed word. (Bonus! It's effect on global tribalism and the imperial position of advertising)
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Note: Rather than pen new completely new thoughts this year, I thought I would revise this post from Easter 2007. He is risen. Among the litany of thoughts that will doubtlessly be posted this Easter Sunday, I offer only this […]
Keith E. BuhlerPoetry
TS Eliot, from Four Quartets: "The wounded surgeon plies the steel That quesions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The sharp compassion of the healer'
Keith E. BuhlerUncategorized
"If I could prescribe one thing for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence. For even if the word of God were proclaimed in the
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
I just returned from a rousing discussion put on by my church on immigration. It is a contentious issue, and one that I have very mixed feelings (and opinions) about.