Instruments for Righteousness: The Earthen Vessels Symposium (Ch. 10)

February 2nd, 2012 | 3 min read

I have been rather reluctant to write anything in response to Fred Sanders’ post about Earthen Vessels, if only because I’m convinced it’s better than the book itself. Fred has a way with things, and it’s fully on display here.

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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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Earthen Vessels

Instruments for Righteousness: The Earthen Vessels Symposium (Ch. 10)

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