I am a Neo-Fundamentalist

August 29th, 2006 | 2 min read

Scot McKnight of Jesus Creed, a prominent author and scholar, claimed last friday that "neo-fundamentalism" is on the horizon. He followed it today with a list of what he thinks motivates this movement. McKnight has been bold enough to identify the movement, without identifying any of its leaders, preferring instead to discuss it on a purely abstract plane. Here's hoping he names names! Anyway, without further ado, "neo-fundamentalism" believes:

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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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I am a Neo-Fundamentalist

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