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Matthew Lee Anderson

Under Review: The Dark Knight - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In 2005, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins reinvigorated the nearly moribund franchise and introduced a needed sense of gravitas into the comic book genre. Now, three years later, he has returned with The Dark Knight, a riveting and thoughtful exploration of […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Updating Mere-O

Updating Mere-O

Keith E. BuhlerUncategorized

Atheistic Woes

Atheistic Woes

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

The Intrinsic Nature of Imperialism to Islam

The Intrinsic Nature of Imperialism to Islam

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

The Anti-Semitism of G.K. Chesterton

The Anti-Semitism of G.K. Chesterton

Keith E. BuhlerFilm Reviews/Hollywood

Wall-E

Wall-E

Matthew Lee AndersonScience

An Evolutionary Defense of Dogma and Religion

An Evolutionary Defense of Dogma and Religion

Matthew Lee Anderson

Criticizing a (Reluctant) Conservative Christian Argument For Same Sex Marriage - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

John Schwenkler argues from a conservative Christian standpoint that resisting homosexual marriage does more harm than good: What are the realities that make this so? They stem, I think, from the fact that in a society like ours, where the […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

The (Mis)Use of C.S. Lewis by Christian Libertarians - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

C.S. Lewis's is sometimes used by Christian advocates of gay marriage. But his two marriages approach doesn't mean what they think.

TexUncategorized

This Year in Jerusalem

This Year in Jerusalem

TexMusicChurchTheology and Practice

Music and the Soul

Music and the Soul

Matthew Lee Anderson

Marriage: A Contract or Status? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Reading Jason Kuznicki and D.A. Ridgely’s recent posts about marriage made me curious about the historical developments in the American legal understanding of marriage. Kuznicki: Ultimately, I’d like civil marriage simply to be a form of contract, combined with some […]