On Virtuality and Online Church

July 28th, 2009 | 1 min read

Andrew's post about virtuality and the possibility of online church--or is it 'church'?--is definitely a 'must read' for anyone who interested in the burgeoning conversation. While I will have a more substantive response in the next few days, my initial reactions--and that is all I can claim for them--are twofold.

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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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