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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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Meet the Readers: Richard Radcliffe on Luther and the Jews (Part One)

Richard Radcliffe is not only an extremely successful lawyer: he is also a real-estate baron and will be entering the Ph.D. program in theology at Claremont this fall.

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Sidebar Updates

For those of you who check Mere O, you may have seen it hiccup tonight.  Apologies.  I was busy fixing up the sidebar a little, including adding RSS and an archive link for “Mere O Abridged,” our mini blog.  That’s […]

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Report from the Front: A First-Hand Account of the Minuteman Project

In a classic episode of The Andy Griffith Show, the indefatigable Barney Fife gives Gomer Pyle a ticket for making an illegal u-turn.  When Barney makes the same u-turn a second later, Gomer runs after Barney shouting “Citizen’s arrest, citizen’s […]

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The Promise and the Peril: Online Confessions and the Limitations of the Internet

PostSecret has been one of those curious phenomena that the internet age has wrought. What began as a simple blog that posts post-card confessions from readers has spawned four

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Fostering Conversations that Count: The Rules of Improv as a Model for Discussion

According to the roadmap for this series, this post marks the transition from Part One of the series to Part Two. Congratulations to me for making it this far, and

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Don't Forget the Mere O Reader's Survey

Many thanks to all of you who have submitted surveys.  The returned responses have been illuminating and extraordinarily helpful thus far. It's totally anonymous, and I'm

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Meet the Readers: Albert Pittman on Chesterton's Confusing and Beloved Characters

Albert Pittman describes himself as "just a guy who likes Chesterton."  We disagree.  He is also a reader here at Mere O, which makes him unique indeed.  He

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A Culture of Debate: The Future of the Conservative Movement

Peter Berkewitz's excellent essay on the state of the Conservative movement identifies a serious gap between Left and Right in America: On a variety of issues that currently

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Responding to Readers: Mere Devotion or Mere Orthodoxy?

It is no small sign of respect to have a blog named after you.  In Mere O's case, it is a sign of respectful concern that prompted the

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In Memoriam: Mickel Garrigus and Matthew Walrod

On this day of remembrance, I thought I would take time out to remember two soldiers who fell in the line of duty, both of whom I knew in high school. Mickel Garrigus, a soft spoken and honorable young man […]

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Quotable: Memorial Day Edition

I thought that I would honor the lost this Memorial Day by reading through a few selections on honoring those who served in battle for their nations.  Below, I have included some choice selections of the various speeches and poems […]

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Meet the Readers: Series Intro

I have recently become aware that Mere O has some of the smartest and most interesting readers around.  This is, to be sure, a direct correlation to the authors'