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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 AndersonDiscussion Leading
The extraordinarily entrepreneurial Pat Sikora takes on my thoughts about setting expectations in discussion groups. Regarding my point that discussion leaders should "be appropriately stern" with members who
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
In case you missed it, Iran's elected leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has once again threatened to destroy Israel if they engage in war with Lebanon this summer. Oh, and
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Andy at ThinkChristian pointed out this fascinating article by Joseph Bottum, editor of First Things, in which he argues that the death of others is the foundation for our political existence. While Andy thinks the topic is “a bit morbid,” […]
Matthew Lee AndersonDiscussion Leading
Most people, by and large, aren’t used to having discussions. They just aren’t. What passes for discussion in most workplaces, classrooms and small groups is opinining without critique.
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I had mentioned a while ago the possibility of putting together a survey to find out what you, the readers, like and don't like about Mere O. Now
Matthew Lee AndersonPro-Life
In a recent column in the Washington Post, Andrew J. Imparato and Anne C. Sommers highlight the subtle ways in which eugenics has made a comeback: Some 72 years later,
Matthew Lee Anderson
Mere O “neighbor” and Plato scholar Bourgeois-Burglar penned an excellent analysis of Peter Jackson’s changes to the Ents in response to my post about Jackson’s different approach to Frodo. One conclusion that may reasonably be drawn from the movie’s “adaptation” […]
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Nearly six weeks ago, I took the next baby step forward in my long journey to writing a book about romance. I still don't know when or where
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Jim is asking the questions that matter over at Decorabilia. Incidentally, Mere O reader Nobody didn't like Spiderman 3 much either. The inestimable Justin Taylor is curious about
Matthew Lee AndersonSports
Watching tonight's Suns/Spurs contest brought up all kinds of interesting questions in my mind about the efficacy of prayer. The Spurs went up by 20 with about
Matthew Lee AndersonDiscussion Leading
Most people, by and large, aren’t used to having discussions. They just aren’t. What passes for discussion in most workplaces, classrooms and small groups is opinining without critique. Very rarely do students actually engage each other in face-to-face conversation about […]
Matthew Lee AndersonBooks
We're seven years into the decade. It's possible to make that sort of claim. While Nancy Pearcey's Total Truth was leading the pack for
