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Matthew Lee Anderson

Meet the Readers: Richard Radcliffe on Luther and the Jews (Part Two)

III. ARGUMENT A. Luther’s Attacks Were Personalized and Separate from Acts. As previewed [below], the historical evidence shows that Luther’s anti-Semitism cannot be excused for several reasons. First, Luther’s attacks were personalized and directed to the Jews’ nature, and not […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Meet the Readers: Richard Radcliffe on Luther and the Jews (Part One)

Richard Radcliffe is not only an extremely successful lawyer: he is also a real-estate baron and will be entering the Ph.D. program in theology at Claremont this fall.

TexUncategorized

Over the First Hashemitic Hump...

While it’s only "hump day" in the States, the weekend is just around the corner here in Jordan where the work schedule follows Muhammad’s example rather

Matthew Lee Anderson

Sidebar Updates

For those of you who check Mere O, you may have seen it hiccup tonight.  Apologies.  I was busy fixing up the sidebar a little, including adding RSS and an archive link for “Mere O Abridged,” our mini blog.  That’s […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Report from the Front: A First-Hand Account of the Minuteman Project

In a classic episode of The Andy Griffith Show, the indefatigable Barney Fife gives Gomer Pyle a ticket for making an illegal u-turn.  When Barney makes the same u-turn a second later, Gomer runs after Barney shouting “Citizen’s arrest, citizen’s […]

Elliot RavenwoodUncategorized

An "Almighty" Movie or a Diluvian Disaster?

Tom Shadyac is one of the most interesting and least appreciated Christian filmmakers in Hollywood. And I can't figure out why basically no one in the Christian community

TexUncategorized

An American in the Hashemite Kingdom

I've decided that a good way of determing whether or not it has been a long day is by comparing the number of timezones crossed with the number

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

The Promise and the Peril: Online Confessions and the Limitations of the Internet

PostSecret has been one of those curious phenomena that the internet age has wrought. What began as a simple blog that posts post-card confessions from readers has spawned four

Matthew Lee AndersonDiscussion Leading

Fostering Conversations that Count: The Rules of Improv as a Model for Discussion

According to the roadmap for this series, this post marks the transition from Part One of the series to Part Two. Congratulations to me for making it this far, and

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Don't Forget the Mere O Reader's Survey

Many thanks to all of you who have submitted surveys.  The returned responses have been illuminating and extraordinarily helpful thus far. It's totally anonymous, and I'm

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Meet the Readers: Albert Pittman on Chesterton's Confusing and Beloved Characters

Albert Pittman describes himself as "just a guy who likes Chesterton."  We disagree.  He is also a reader here at Mere O, which makes him unique indeed.  He

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

A Culture of Debate: The Future of the Conservative Movement

Peter Berkewitz's excellent essay on the state of the Conservative movement identifies a serious gap between Left and Right in America: On a variety of issues that currently