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Matthew Arbo

Dr. Matthew Arbo is the author of Political Vanity: Adam Ferguson on the Moral Tensions of Early Capitalism (Fortress Press, 2014) and, more recently, Walking Through Infertility: Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for those who are Struggling (Crossway, 2018). His essays and articles on wide-ranging moral and political questions appear in several edited volumes and top-tier journals, including Political Theology, Studies in Christian Ethics, and the Evangelical Review of Society and Po…

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Matthew Arbo

Dr. Matthew Arbo is the author of Political Vanity: Adam Ferguson on the Moral Tensions of Early Capitalism (Fortress Press, 2014) and, more recently, Walking Through Infertility: Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for those who are Struggling (Crossway, 2018). His essays and articles on wide-ranging moral and political questions appear in several edited volumes and top-tier journals, including Political Theology, Studies in Christian Ethics, and the Evangelical Review of Society and Po…

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The Need for Protestant Ethicists: A Response to Carl Trueman

The problem facing us is not so much a lack of good Protestant ethicists as it is a complete breakdown of trust between Protestant ethicists and the laity.

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We Would Rather Be Ruined Than Changed: Anxiety as a Moral Concept

Anxiety should not be pathologized, for then we will not recognize it as a normal part of being human or as something that can be endured with divine help.

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Rules for (Theological) Retrieval - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’ve always been intrigued by archaeology. The expectant digging, the gentle sweeping away of silt and debris, unearthing bones and artifacts hidden for millennia; it’s all endlessly fascinating. A thing lost and long forgotten to humankind suddenly reappears enclosed in […]

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The Importance of Political Theology | Mere Orthodoxy

A mature political theology can help questions understand the nature of their citizenship in the world and what that does (and doesn't) require of them.

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Come, Desire of Nations, Come: An Advent Reflection | Mere Orthodoxy

Wesley's evocative line in "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," is a reference to Haggai. Looking closely at the text can help us better understand the hymn.