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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 AndersonMere Fidelity
Kelby Carlson joins Alastair and Matt to discuss how Christians can make sense of disabilities, and what those with disabilities have to teach Christians. Kelby's post here is
Matthew Lee AndersonCurrent Politics
One month out from the 2016 election, the situation for evangelical voters is the same: We have two intolerable candidates.
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
C.S. Lewis's work The Four Loves is a classic, so we decided to discuss it. Our conversation today focuses on the first two chapters. In two weeks
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
On this show, we discuss the thorny relationship between Biblical exegesis and systematic theology. It's a lot of fun, let me tell you. But the real news is
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
Andrew, Alastair, and Derek consider Jonathan Haidt's thesis that conservatives and liberals are divided by how they value harm, fairness, and authority. -- If you enjoyed the show, leave
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
We loved Alan Jacobs's terrific essay on the decline of Christian intellectuals and the reasons for it so much that we wanted to talk about it. So, we
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
Justin Taylor, Senior Vice President at Crossway Books, joins us this week to talk about the badness of plagiarism. He and Matt get into an argument; hilarity doesn't
Matthew Lee Anderson
Philosopher Michael Austin joins us to discuss the Olympics, sport, and whether we should watch any of it anyway.
Matthew Lee Anderson
The incomparable Karen Swallow Prior joins Matt, Alastair, and Derek for a serious conversation on the uses and abuses of satire. Jonathan Swift’s famous essay “A Modest Proposal” makes an appearance, of course. But so does this analysis of ‘punching up’ […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsCulture War
Social Conservatism talks a loud game but actually has little confidence. Social conservatives should try to recover it strategically.
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsCulture War
Social conservatism needs to recover its intellectual creativity by being willing to question its own first principles.
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
This week, Matt returns to the show and foists his questions about our current populist movements upon his reluctant dialogue partners Andrew and Alastair. Hilarity ensues. If you enjoyed the
