The Dim Future for Liberal Protestantism: Douthat and O'Donovan Together

July 16th, 2012 | 4 min read

I haven't said much about Ross Douthat's new book Bad Religion, in part because I've found it hard to think straight about a book that commends "mere orthodoxy" as a form of Christian public engagement.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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The Dim Future for Liberal Protestantism: Douthat and O'Donovan Together

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