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Matthew Lee AndersonBible

The Central Message of the Epistle to the Galatians - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’ve been reading through some traditional evangelicals, hunting for their understanding of embodiment.  Along the way, I came across this gem from Andrew Murray: That there is a glorying in Christ Jesus that is accompanied by much confidence in the […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Is Nudity in Art Permissible?

Is Nudity in Art Permissible?

Matthew Lee Anderson

Soul Music, or Plato Was Right - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There is no better or faster way to out yourself as a curmudgeon than to pick on the music that kids are listening to, especially if you do it without the ironic and self-mocking flair that my generation has perfected. […]

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

No More Tears or Sorrow: Billy Graham on Heaven

No More Tears or Sorrow: Billy Graham on Heaven

Matthew Lee AndersonReading the Hymns

Reading the Hymns: All Glory, Laud, and Honour

Reading the Hymns: All Glory, Laud, and Honour

Matthew Lee Anderson

Phillip Blond and the Red Tories - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

If you have an hour or so this weekend, you would do well to watch this lecture by Phillip Blond. Blond’s version of conservatism is a British version of the Front Porchers, and it captures well some of the tensions […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Mere-O Chats: A Podcast with Dr. JP Moreland

Mere-O Chats: A Podcast with Dr. JP Moreland

TexCulture

Live Music - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’m not the first person to suggest that there is something inherently better about live musical performances, and even though we are rapidly sinking into an atomized digital age, I don’t think I’ll be the last: there is enough of […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

A Moment of Sympathy for Mr. Stupak - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Ross Douthat at the NY Times had a moment of sympathy for Bart Stupak today, and it’s a (typically) generous and insightful response to uproar surrounding Bart Stupak: Here was a politician who embodies what a half-century ago would have […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEducation

The 'Ten Books' Meme Jumps the Shark - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Which can only mean I’m weighing in with my own list. In case you missed it, folks have been listing the ten books that either influenced them, they liked the most, or are best in their category (like Dr. Sanders’ […]

Andrew WalkerPolitics

Healthcare and Twitterverse

Healthcare and Twitterverse

Matthew Lee Anderson

Final Thoughts on Healthcare and Abortion - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Over the past 72 hours, I’ve been engaged in various debates about the contents of our newly minted-health care system and the effects of the executive order that was issued to appease Bart Stupak and his ilk. The central question […]