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Jesus is a Warrior, but not a Cagefighter - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Son of God. Prince of Peace. Son of Man. Cagefighter? While the first three masculine titles given to our Lord Jesus are biblical and sufficient enough to express the wonder of Jesus, the last title seems to be ever-more increasingly […]

Andrew WalkerPolitics

Henry was Right, but so was Kuyper

Henry was Right, but so was Kuyper

Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and Practice

Playing the (a)Theological Mystery Card

Playing the (a)Theological Mystery Card

Andrew WalkerPoliticsPro-LifeEvangelicalismFormation

The Subtle Promotion of Death

The Subtle Promotion of Death

Matthew Lee Anderson

In Case You Missed It: January's Top Posts - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It’s been a productive month here at Mere-O, and our largest month ever in terms of traffic (thanks!). We’re grateful for all the new readers we have, and for all the comments and feedback.  Even when I can’t respond as […]

Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology

God of the Body/Soul Gap - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’m generally sympathetic to Robert Gundry’s helpful explication of the role of the body in Biblical theology.  His careful exegetical work foreshadowed John Cooper’s conclusions in Body, Soul, and Life Everlasting:  the anthropology of Scripture points toward something like a […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Meet the New Guy: Andrew Walker Joins Mere-O

Meet the New Guy: Andrew Walker Joins Mere-O

Matthew Lee Anderson

The Courage to Create - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’m giving a talk for Wheatstone Academy in a few weeks on the relationship between courage, theology, and the creation of culture. I am still putting together my thoughts on the talk and trying to identify the specific angle I […]

TexUncategorized

Old and Relevant: Augustine and History

Old and Relevant: Augustine and History

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

The Politics of Speech: Why Obama Should Be Quiet(er) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The Front Porchers sounded an odd note today in Susan McWilliams’ argument that Barack Obama’s failures to govern indicate that he should talk more, not less, to the American people. I say ‘odd’ because by any objective standard, Obama talked […]

Cate MacDonald

Quoting without Comment - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Does it ever give thee pause, that men used to have a soul – not by hearsay alone, or as a figure of speech; but as a truth that they knew and acted upon. Verily it was another world then… […]

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

Go Forth and Blog: A Cynical Take on Christians Online

Go Forth and Blog: A Cynical Take on Christians Online