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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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Send Hilary to Jail

For sale:  star in a children's book and send Hilary Clunkton to jail.  WorldAhead Publishing, a local conservative political publisher, is selling the opportunity to be featured in

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Da Vinci Code Takedown and Send-up

Fred Sanders' post on Middlebrow outing nine art errors in that atrocious, yet very popular and profitable novel, The Da Vinci Code is a gem. I had plenty of

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A Matter of Logic

My computer is no more. Blogging is light because, well, I have no computer. No computer=no internet=no blogging. As my students would say, "It's a

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The Problem with Raising the Stakes in the Debate on Homosexuality in the Church

Over at the fantastic blog Mere Comments, Dante translator Anthony Esolen wrote a piece urging the church to “raise the stakes” in the debate on homosexuality in the church by “blistering and frank condemnations of fornication — based on a […]

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An Exercise in Futile Public Relations

Jacques Chirac’s crusade against English has led him to storm out (with aides right behind!) of a European Union meeting. When M Seillière, who is an English-educated steel baron, started a presentation to all 25 EU leaders, President Chirac interrupted […]

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A Success of the War in Iraq

As always in war, this success is mixed: the battleground has shifted from targets in the West to the soil of Iraq. Of course we would rather the war went

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Is Logical Positivism Possible? (The Discussion Continues)

In response to my earlier post and some astute questions by Mere-O’s own, Mr. Buhler, a writer named Soarin’Blonde took up the cause of the Vienna Circle and Logical Positivism. I respond to excerpts below: First of all, Mr. Selby […]

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The Key to the Gospel of John: Part Five

In my last post, pointed out that Jesus's authority as witness of the Father is unique in that He and the Father are one.  In this case, the

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Jollyblogger and Chesterton

David Wayne of Jollyblogger has highlighted an article in Gilbert Magazine that gleans lessons for Christian journalists from Chesterton's method of writing.  Wayne's comments focuses on

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Rational Animals: Week Three

Continuation of a theme: An Exercise in Humility. Opponent: Mama’s Boys Recap: A lackadaisical effort by yours truly at the beginning of the game allowed them to put us in an immediate 10-0 hole from which we never recovered. Two […]

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The Fate of the Vienna Circle

This comment was posted at another blog in response to an attack on Biola philosophy. Mr. Anderson actually responded to it, arguing that the starting point of Christian faith is at least as valid as the starting point of empiricism. […]

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Birthday Greetings

Special birthday greetings go to my brother Jim today. There's a legend that when Chesterton's younger brother was born, G.K. remarked, "Now I shall