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Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Christmas - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

My brother points out that today we celebrate the “Christian appropriation of paganism.” He labels it syncretism, but that’s a tad misleading. Christianity did not just adapt the pagan practices, but baptized them. The celebrations we now understand as Christmas […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Unto Us - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Emmanuel. God with Us. Prince of Peace. Counselor. Mighty God. The King of Kings. The Christ. Merry Christmas.

Keith E. BuhlerTelevision

A mind is a terrible thing to waste on comedy - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Eddie Izzard is a gifted, but he’s burying his talent. How can I claim this, and why should I be bothering about the speck in his life before the log in mine? As to the first, I shall attempt to […]

Keith E. BuhlerTechnology

Technological progress

Technological progress

Matthew Lee Anderson

Beltre Blues - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

He’ll be wearing a different shade this season. The Mariners just spent a lot of money–more money on one player than ever before in club history. Cure-all? Who knows. And now for something completely different: Wish Beethoven a happy birthday […]

Matthew Lee AndersonBibleTheology and Practice

Hewitt Vox Blogoli VI

Hewitt Vox Blogoli VI

Matthew Lee AndersonGenderTheology and Practice

Feminist Theo

Feminist Theo

Matthew Lee AndersonSports

Mr. Willingham Goes to Washington

Mr. Willingham Goes to Washington

Matthew Lee Anderson

Old news..

Old news..

Matthew Lee AndersonBlogging

Stats and Blogging

Stats and Blogging

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

"Back-Blogged"

"Back-Blogged"

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

Stott for Pope

Stott for Pope