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Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneutics

Discovering Biblical Equality - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Like so many trips into the library, my recent excursion had me leaving with books I did not intend to find. In this case, I stumbled upon Gordon Fee’s Listening to the Spirit in the Text (review below). My real […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEducation

Revamped WorldMagBlog

Revamped WorldMagBlog

TexPolitics

A New Step Towards A Palestinian Dream

A New Step Towards A Palestinian Dream

Matthew Lee Anderson

Reflections on my Past - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Our wedding readings and homily pointed toward the future. The wedding celebration, however, was largely concerned with the past. Friends and family alike spent their time marvelling that I, who was such a precocious and irritating little child, actually grew […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Book Review: Defeating Dark Angels - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

No area of Christian theology has been so sensationalized and misunderstood as demonology. What is for many Christians an embarrassing doctrine provides Hollywood with the occasional horror/action film—see The Exorcist or Constantine. Or rather, don’t see them. 20th century liberal […]

Andrew Selby

Gay Marriage - Continued - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The last post about gay marriage generated some interest and some comments very much worth considering. I posted my response to those comments below: Alright. I found some time, so I’ll now respond to my gracious commenters – even if […]

Andrew SelbyPhilosophy

Letter to a Liberal Friend Explaining the Christian Position on Gay Marriage (as best I could)

Letter to a Liberal Friend Explaining the Christian Position on Gay Marriage (as best I could)

Andrew Selby

Aquinas on Private property - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A very nice site I stumbled across is “Acton Insitute for the Study of Religious Liberty.” Therein you can find excellent articles and book review by prominent conservative Christian scholars such as Os Guiness and Herb Schlossberg. One piece of […]

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Can Justice allow for substitution? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Question: In what way is substitutionary atonement and sacrifice just? Problem: Generally, when justice is demanded, it not merely that a payment be made, but that a particular person make the payment. For example, when a woman is found raped […]

TexEpistemology

The Hideous Trap of Existence - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Existence is an unqualified good; it is good in and of itself. Or so goes the story and intuition of many people. After all, what is the alternative? Non-existence. And how could anyone say that not-existing is better than existing? […]

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneutics

Book Review: Beyond the Bible - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Since I’ve been away from computers this summer, I’ve spent more time reading. One of my main priorities was I. Howard Marshall’s Beyond the Bible: Moving from Scripture to Theology. Beyond the Bible is actually only 60% Marshall (three essays)–it […]