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Andrew Walker

Andrew T. Walker is an Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Why I'm Optimistic about Natural Marriage

Building off of Trevin Wax’s excellent post stating the reasons he’s optimistic about being pro-life, I want to follow in like manner and offer the top ten

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Benson on Scriptural Confidence

Christopher Benson—a Mere-O reader and verbal ombudsman—has an excellent post up at his blog where he replies to Jonathan Fitzgerald’s insistence that ambiguity ought to be our reply when asked about making a moral pronouncement about homosexuality. Benson states, Where the […]

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The Role of Ideologies in Christian Education

Can Christian higher education be non-ideological? Can Christian higher education divorce itself from raising issues of political implications? In a word: Absolutely not. Recently, I came across an interesting article from a former adjunct teacher at King’s College. King’s College, […]

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The Plight of the Education Bubble

My friend Christopher Benson sent me this article the other day and it begs a wide reading. Foreboding as it is, “The Disposable Academic: Why Doing a PhD is Often a Waste of Time” is both clarifying and sobering. I’ll […]

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A Moratorium on Sociology

In trying to frame my own understanding of what occurred in Tucson on Saturday, it hit me that in trying to explain the inexplainable, I had become what I detested about mainstream punditry—a profligate member of the commentariat. Though I am not a fan […]

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In Praise of "Washed and Waiting"

I'm nearing the end of Wesley Hill's recent book Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality. In a word, it's a beautifully

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Your Worldview Isn't Enough

The land we inhabit is becoming more unfamiliar by the day. We may be witnessing the dawn of cultural exile. And quoting the Bible, I fear, won’t preserve our institutions or, for that matter, our culture. The Christian worldview has […]

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Mark Tooley on Religious Pacifism

Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, has an excellent article up at The American Spectator on the Religious Establishment's increasingly pacifist ethic. This issue

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Apple and the Manhattan Declaration

In recent days, Steve Jobs and Apple have kowtowed to the Left and removed The Manhattan Declaration application from their app store after homosexual activists labeled the app “gay-hating” and “homo-hostile.” If you’ve not read the document (which you should), […]

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APP's "Open Letter to CPAC"

The American Principles Project, brainchild of the estimable and invaluable Robert P. George, has posted an open letter to CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) citing their refusal to attend this

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Concerning the GOP & Christianity

“God is not a Democrat or a Republican.”  This, we hear ad nauseum from a barrage of sophisticated twentysomethings insistent that partisanship has no place in the Kingdom. Yet, a recent rejoinder I heard merits presentation: “Yes, this is true,” […]

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Craig Carter Interview: Final Installment

Today is the last installment of Mere Orthodoxy's interview with Dr. Craig Carter. We hope you've enjoyed this series and will venture over to his blog.