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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.
Matthew Lee AndersonBooks
I have sometimes thought that the best way to learn history is not to read a textbook or historical synthesis, but to read about one event, one person, or one
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
First impressions matter. It's been a truism in business and sales circles, but no book has demonstrated it as clearly as Malcolm Gladwell's Blink. In the
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
When I was young, I had a frightening anger problem. I would throw things, bite people, kick and do whatever it took to get them to understand the depth of
Matthew Lee Anderson
I have been tempted to read Christopher Hitchens’ latest screed against religion, but have held off in favor of other projects and interests. My main question is whether the new atheists are really any different than the old atheists. I […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
“I didn’t like his face.” It’s an apocraphal story of Abraham Lincoln and a favorite for preachers everywhere. As a young lawyer, Lincoln allegedly once rejected a prospective employee on the grounds that he didn’t like the man’s face. When […]
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Arthur McGill is a relative unknown in American theology. His works have mostly been consigned to the "out-of-print" stacks. A quick Google search for "Arthur
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Simon Chan, author of Liturgical Theology and Spiritual Theology, recently sat down with Andy Crouch to discuss Christianity's contemporary expression. Chan clearly is extremely thoughtful and very grounded
Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophy
My wife and I will be working for Wheatstone Academy this summer, a summer program designed to help students discover the riches of the Christian mind. To help in that
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File this under the “suspicious about new uses of technology” category: there is now an “Honesty Box” application for Facebook which allows members to send anonymous messages to each other. But what could someone possibly want to say to someone […]
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A question, dear readers. Is it art when dogs paint? Wesley J. Smith answers with a resounding "no:" The dog art isn't actually art--at least
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"Episcopal Church Appoints First Openly-Muslim Bishop!" It is now apparently only a matter of time, as an Episcopalian priest has revealed that she thinks of herself as
Matthew Lee AndersonBooks
How did six MIT students beat Vegas (and a number of other casinos) at Blackjack? Bringing Down the House, the bestseller from Ben Mezrich, provides the fascinating details about a
