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Matthew Lee AndersonBlogging
Today I discovered that The Doctor has a link to this site on his own page. Naturally, this prompted visions of 'blog glory'--hundreds of thousands of hits
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
I've officially failed to finish a post three times this evening. With thoughts on everything from Popper to The Incredibles to the End to Come to DDE, I&
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
David Brooks' latest editorial heralds John Stott as an "authentic representative" of evangelicals. It's a good piece that makes Stott sound like his English predecessor
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalismTheology and PracticeFormation
I'm bringing it back. I'm not the only one who thinks Gnosticism has influenced evangelical theology. From Peter Leithart (someone who has read, oh, just about
Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and PracticeFormation
Today is the first Sunday in Advent. Traditionally a time of pentitence, Advent affords us the opportunity to look ahead to the second coming of the Christ, before we celebrate
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
As my brother points out, Rossi's maintained a forty-two vote lead in the Washington gubenatorial race recount. Interesting quote from Gregoire in her statement (as published by
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
They are a blowin. I have just spent an hour attempting to find anything about this weeks Evangelical Theological Society meeting in San Antonio and have found nothing substantial. Apparently,
Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophyLiterature
It's unbelievable how pregnant my soul is with thought. Yes, that's a very Platonic thing to say, but I've just spent 15 hours reading
Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophyLiterature
Tonight's major revelation: I am not a Platonist. Fundamentally, I think Good is not "beyond" Being. I do not see how this can be coherent. Details
Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophyLiterature
It's been a long, fascinating evening of Being, Becoming and 30 amazing people. The Republic meta-thon turned in to a Timaeus/Republic metathon. You can read the
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
"I love Gnostic Chess. I just hate the pieces." Keith, this deserves a post of it's own.
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalismFormation
My brother’s last move in our game of “Gnostic Chess” was a lengthy and well-reasoned attempt to undercut my original claim that the Evangelical Church (broadly construed) is influenced (implicitly) by Gnostic ideas. Jim attempts to ground the discussion historically […]