Orthodoxy Turns 100

November 7th, 2008 | 1 min read

I have always thought that every academic--or wannabe, such as myself--ought have one or two hypotheses that are held very loosely, are somewhat defensible but impossible to prove, and just fringe enough to make academic parties mildly interesting.

One such hypothesis that I have occasionally advanced is that G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy is the most important work of the 21st century, even though it was written in the 20th....

For the rest of the argument, click over to Evangelical Outpost.

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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Orthodoxy Turns 100

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