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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Notes toward the Conservative Renewal: Gerson and Wehner

Notes toward the Conservative Renewal: Gerson and Wehner

Gary HartenburgEthicsPhilosophyembodimentLiberal ArtsSocial TrendsTheology and PracticeThomas SaysSociety

Thomas Says: Killing Plants and Animals

Thomas Says: Killing Plants and Animals

Cate MacDonaldTheology and PracticeFormation

Backyard Character

Backyard Character

Jeremy MannFilm Reviews/Hollywood

Quinceañera is a Good Movie About Los Angeles

Quinceañera is a Good Movie About Los Angeles

Matthew Lee Anderson

I Told Me So: Self Deception in the Life of the Christian - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Gregg Ten Elshof’s* recent book I Told Me So, which examines the role self-deception plays in the church and in our lives, suffers from an inherent marketing disadvantage. Recommending it to friends, colleagues, or other non-anonymous individuals carries with it […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

The Limits of Imagination: Health Care at First Things

The Limits of Imagination: Health Care at First Things

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Political Fruit: Christendom in Proper Perspective

Political Fruit: Christendom in Proper Perspective

Jeremy MannLiterature

C.S. Lewis was True to Himself

C.S. Lewis was True to Himself

Matthew Lee Anderson

Clarifying "Christendom": A Brief Response to Christianity Today - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I am honored and humbled that Christianity Today’s Collin Hansen penned a synopsis of our discussion about evangelicalism at The City.   Hansen knows young evangelicals as well as anyone–his thorough and detailed treatment of the young Reformed left little more […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Trading Culture Wars for Culture: Milliner on Conservative Cultural (non)Engagement - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Matthew Milliner’s recent article for Public Discourse is a triumph that had me shouting ‘yes’ all the way through.  As a young conservative who remains hopeful that conservatism offers something deeper than tax cuts or strong defense, I found Milliner’s […]

Jeremy MannFormation

Blessed Disillusionment: Bonhoeffer on Community - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) wrote a book that had the alternative title How to Philosophize With a Hammer.  I’m reminded of this when I read Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who could have just as easily written a book with the alternative […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

What Marriage is For: Robert George's Latest in the Ongoing Conversation

What Marriage is For: Robert George's Latest in the Ongoing Conversation