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Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** Chapter Four: Knowledge in Christ […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Are we persons, or do we have personalities? The distinction seems trivial, but in fact cuts to the very core of our (theological) anthropology. In an excursus in Resurrection and Moral Order,, O’Donovan writes: In modern idealism the term ‘person’ […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** Chapter Three: Eschatology and History […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
From our standpoint here at Mere-O, HotorNot offers little of value beyond an example of the objectifying nature of a fallen humanity. Their owner, however, has an interesting perspective on the future of the web, predicting that websites will cease […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** When Christians talk about the […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
These are challenging times for Christians who want to live out the full Gospel, especially for those who seek to understand how their faith intersects with the public realm. On the one hand, Christians must understand and distinguish themselves from […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
There have been few announcements around Mere-O that I have been more excited about than this one. In fact, I can’t think of one. Based on your feedback, we decided we needed to shake things up a little around here […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
The liberation of that the 1960s wrought in America is now going global. While it used to be a man’s world, it may not be for long. At least that’s what Kay Hymnowitz thinks. Hymnowitz argues that the “single young […]
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In the foregoing discussion of similarities and differences between Christian and Islamic political and just war theory there is one distinction that should immediately appear to be in conflict with the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
How should Christians mourn their sin? For many of us, especially we Protestants, it's tempting to say we shouldn't. After all, we've received the
Matthew Lee Anderson
Thankfully, I have already bested last year’s dismal record at picking playoff games. Whereas my only correct selection came in the first round last year, this year I chose two teams correctly! That said, to the picks for round two: […]
TexInternational Politics
Both Christianity and Islam are large and powerful religious forces in today’s world—forces powerful enough that they have caught the attention of the current ruling class, Western society.