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Saints Behaving Badly: A Book Review

September 5th, 2006 | 2 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

The Christian Church is often accused of glossing over its own sins while condemning those of others, especially the Catholic Church, as it has a long history of sins to cover over. Whatever its merits, the criticism doesn't hold against Thomas Craughwell's new book, Saints Behaving Badly. Craughwell's latest is a delightful and engaging examination of the unseemly lives of various saints. From Augustine's famous life as a libertine to lesser known St. Vladimir's barbarous human sacrifice, Caughwell's book is a litany of crimes, sins, and misdemeanors by those whom Catholics revere.

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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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