Playing the Theological Syncretism Card

April 20th, 2010 | 2 min read

If you asked St. Augustine why he believed in an immortal soul, I suspect he'd look at you quizzically, raise an eyebrow, and utter a dismissive, "Because St. Paul did!"

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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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