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Matthew Lee Anderson

Christianity Today and Me: "Who's Next" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I am bumping this to the top again, as the article is now online.   A few months ago, Christianity Today gave their magazine an overhaul.  Among the changes was a new regular feature that they are calling “Who’s Next.” […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

The WSJ on the Emerging Evangelical Intellect

The WSJ on the Emerging Evangelical Intellect

Matthew Lee AndersonChurchembodimentFormation

They Say Only the Good Die Young. - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

They say only the good die young. I don’t know if it’s true.  But it sounds good.  And it’s a gentle way of talking about those whom we should not have lost. “Should.” There’s a world of meaning in that […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

The Political Eschatology of John Calvin

The Political Eschatology of John Calvin

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Our Neutered Consciences: Calvin and the Awareness of God's Judgment

Our Neutered Consciences: Calvin and the Awareness of God's Judgment

Matthew Lee Andersonrevelation

The Possibility of a Calvinist Natural Law Theory

The Possibility of a Calvinist Natural Law Theory

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

On Christendom and Calvin

On Christendom and Calvin

Cate MacDonaldFormation

Thankfulness, Envy, and a Very Blue Berry - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It seems particularly indicative of the state of my life right now that I am writing about thankfulness on December 1st. A day late and a dollar short would be a great sort of motto for me if it wasn’t […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Marriage and the Sacredness of Joy - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The internets were all atwitter today with the latest stunt pulled on…Twitter. Yes, someone tweeted his nuptials.  Immediately after being pronounced man and wife, he pulled out his cell phone–and gave his now-wife hers–and they updated their status’ together. The […]

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Law, Gospel, and Theological Anthropology

Law, Gospel, and Theological Anthropology

Gary HartenburgFormation

Thomas Says: Thanksgiving Edition - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It shouldn’t surprise us that Thomas has written about thankfulness. There are very few topics that he did not cover. He devotes an entire question of the Summa to thankfulness. (It is part of his section on justice.) I’ll just […]

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The Mystery of Faith: A Brief Reflection for Thanksgiving - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

As Christians, we are a people who live in a present that is shaped definitively by the past and the future. The meaning of our present, of our contemporary lives and relationships, is fixed, but not yet revealed. We take […]