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Andrew SelbyPoliticsPhilosophyEvangelicalism

James Smith on Calvin Profs' Protest of Bush

The mentor of one of my friends from Oxford, one of the leaders of the so-called "Radical Orthodoxy" group, is a professor at Calvin, who, despite his

Matthew Lee Anderson

My Reviews

My brother’s comments about my recent string of book reviews have prompted me to say a word about my approach. He writes: Oh, and I have a new goal in life: to write a book that meets my brother’s critical […]

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

Mind and Media Review--Beyond the Shadowlands

David begins his excellent review of Wayne Martindale's Beyond the Shadowlands: C.S. Lewis on Heaven and Hell by highlighting a conundrum. He wonders whether he should recommend

Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood

Cinderella Man

Two nights ago, I paid money to see a movie for only the second time this calendar year. It was well worth it. Ron Howard's Cinderella Man is

Andrew SelbySociety

Is buying a house the best financial move?

A Torrey Honors alumnus, Micah Snell, posted this interesting piece in an online forum arguing that in many circumstances the conventional wisdom of taking out a large loan for a

Matthew Lee Anderson

A Fare-Forward to my Students

I have finished the year for STAR Torrey Academy. I still have some grading to do, but we had our last classes on Thursday and the banquet last night. I was unsure what to expect from my first year teaching, […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

LOTR Party

Another hat-tip goes to the Inklings class at Yorba Linda and their parents for putting on one of the best (and nerdiest!) parties I’ve been to in some time. We celebrated our twelve week journey through LOTR (some would call […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mind and Media Review-Unlock the Prison Doors

Terry Barber’s Unlock the Prison Doors claims to contain “Keys to breaking the chains of habitual sin.” Unfortunately, Barber’s “keys” seem to be a bit rusty and over-used. Barber is obviously a very pious and devout man who has faithfully […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophy

Evangelical Hat Tips

I got home today and discovered Joe Carter clipped my restatement of his post. Thanks for the link, and welcome Evangelical Outpost readers. In the same post, Carter writes: Personally,

Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophyEpistemology

Back to Work

After a full weekend of cleaning, moving, and unpacking, I am officially moved in to the new apartment. It doesn't have internet access right now and won'

Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and PracticeEpistemology

More "hot ice and wondrous strange snow"

From another term paper: "Not only is the Christian God indescribable and magnificent, the description of God is interesting as well" (emphasis mine). That (rather unwittingly, I am

Matthew Lee AndersonLiterature

From C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis might as well have written this regarding Bombadil. "No natural feelings are high or low, holy or unholy, in themselves. They are all holy when God&