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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Carl Schmitt and the Question of Competence

Carl Schmitt and the Question of Competence

Keith E. BuhlerUncategorized

The Lost Virtue of Restraint

The Lost Virtue of Restraint

Matthew Lee AndersonLiterature

Douthat Defends Chesterton

Douthat Defends Chesterton

Matthew Lee AndersonBook Reviews

The Courage to be Just*

The Courage to be Just*

Matthew Lee AndersonGender

The Future of Feminism

The Future of Feminism

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

McCain's Path to Victory

McCain's Path to Victory

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Ross Douthat on "The American Heresy" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Unfortunately, it’s hard to disagree with his assessment: Obviously the world of religious conservatism also includes lots of people who are invested in actual Christian orthodoxy, as opposed to the Osteen-Shori vision of God as a really powerful life coach. […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

The Secluded Life of PZ Myers - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In case you missed it, PZ Myers has created quite a stir by taking a consecrated wafer from a Catholic Church with the express intent of desecrating it. He has a point, naturally: By the way, I didn’t want to […]

Matthew Lee AndersonLiterature

Pearce's Questionable Case for Shakespeare's Catholicism

Pearce's Questionable Case for Shakespeare's Catholicism

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

The Evangelical Shift that Wasn't

The Evangelical Shift that Wasn't

Matthew Lee AndersonBlogging

Cutting through the Chatter: High Hopes for PostRank - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It’s no secret that as the ranks of bloggers has increased, the need for more effective tools to find the truly hidden gems in the blogging community has increased as well.  Those blogs that routinely produce excellent content–see here, here […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Medical Costs and End-of-Life Deliberations - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

File this one under the “Questions worth Asking” category.  Rob Moll has an excellent summation of a few articles highlighting the way medical expenses are altering how we think about end-of-life decisions and the recommendations doctors make: Certainly life is […]