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Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsSociety
If there was any doubt that 9/11 still lingers on in our consciousness, it should be put to rest. On this, the sixth anniversary of the tragic attack, people
Matthew Lee AndersonBlogging
When I first started blogging, I would argue that it was as close to a meritocracy as I have ever seen. “The good stuff,” I argued, “almost always gets picked up and moved to the top of the heap. Good […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
In her book The Future and Its Enemies, Virginia Postrel describes the odd phenomenon where the far political right and the far political left end up sounding very much the same. That phenomenon has never been more clear than in […]
Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and Practice
Michael Bird, the prolific NT scholar and one of two bloggers at Euangelion, points out that the disagreement about the so called "New Perspective on Paul" can be
Matthew Lee AndersonBooks
Here’s a litmus test: do you think there is anything intrinsic to being 16-years-old that incapacitates one from making important decisions about, say, marriage? If not, then
TexUncategorized
The three conditions of just war—legitimate authority, just cause, and right intent—are not unique to Christianity; they are also found in Islamic thought and are most often studied
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Apparently, Mike Huckabee has challenged Fred Thompson to a debate. This is a fairly savvy play by Huckabee, as the suggestion seems to be playing pretty well among conservatives that have heard (I would watch!). We know that Huck can […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Occasionally, I have to stop and remind myself that not everyone who reads this blog understands the web as well as I do. I was humorously reminded of this when
Tex
Earlier this week I introduced two major contributors to Christian just war theory—Augustine and Aquinas. Both of these men agree that a war can be just only when: it is prosecuted by a legitimate authority, is embarked upon for the […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Peter Leithart offers a typically instructive and provocative article at First Things today. If I understand it correctly, he claims that we need to understand the ways in which what
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
According to Techcrunch, Google has decided to charge users to access the full text of some of the books they have indexed, which will doubtlessly add one more layer of
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
This morning's reading has primarily been about the debate last night. Here's a sampling: Hot Air has some of the pertinent videos. Hugh has the quotes