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Matthew Lee Anderson

G.K. Chesterton on YouTube - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There are only four known audio recordings of the great G.K. Chesterton, and only one video (at least that I have found).  Thankfully, some of both are on the internet.

Matthew Lee Anderson

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

“Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile.” So says the Duke of Albany to the treacherous daughter of King Lear, Goneril.  The line has a depth that allows it to stand on its own:  it jumps off the page and hits […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEducation

Brief Reflections on Composition after a Lecture - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There are, of course, two relevant considerations in giving a lecture:  the ideas and the form.  Each has its own difficulties, and while they are inextricably linked, the form seems to pose the greatest challenge to me.  I may be […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Descartes and Mere-O - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A few weeks ago, we announced that we were going to read Descartes with a small group of Mere-O readers.  And we still are. But we’re going to do it a week later than we originally announced:  March 6th and […]

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Old and Relevant: Plato's Anthropological Principle - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Perhaps the most famous dialogue penned by Plato is his far-reaching Republic.  In this work he addresses the popular philosophy of his day—a philosophy that was promulgated by a group of teachers known to us as Sophists.  The Sophists were […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophy

Darwinian Post-Modernism

Darwinian Post-Modernism

Cate MacDonaldFormation

On Lent and Hard Times: Seasonal Creatures

On Lent and Hard Times: Seasonal Creatures

Matthew Lee AndersonLiberal ArtsHistory/Church History

Brief Reflections on Roman History

Brief Reflections on Roman History

Andrew WalkerEducation

Avant Garde Education

Avant Garde Education

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Peter Kreeft on the Theology of the Body

Peter Kreeft on the Theology of the Body

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

In Praise of Sidewalks

In Praise of Sidewalks

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Mere-O Miscellanea: Abbreviated Thoughts from Around the Web

Mere-O Miscellanea: Abbreviated Thoughts from Around the Web