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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.
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Another hat-tip goes to the Inklings class at Yorba Linda and their parents for putting on one of the best (and nerdiest!) parties I’ve been to in some time. We celebrated our twelve week journey through LOTR (some would call […]
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Terry Barber’s Unlock the Prison Doors claims to contain “Keys to breaking the chains of habitual sin.” Unfortunately, Barber’s “keys” seem to be a bit rusty and over-used. Barber is obviously a very pious and devout man who has faithfully […]
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I got home today and discovered Joe Carter clipped my restatement of his post. Thanks for the link, and welcome Evangelical Outpost readers. In the same post, Carter writes: Personally,
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After a full weekend of cleaning, moving, and unpacking, I am officially moved in to the new apartment. It doesn't have internet access right now and won'
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From another term paper: "Not only is the Christian God indescribable and magnificent, the description of God is interesting as well" (emphasis mine). That (rather unwittingly, I am
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C.S. Lewis might as well have written this regarding Bombadil. "No natural feelings are high or low, holy or unholy, in themselves. They are all holy when God&
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Here's my response to the lengthy reply by Georgiana Preskar. I'll extend the final word to her, even though it's our blog. In other
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After the last Bombadil post, Burglar made this comment: I hadn't thought of this before. Perhaps this is an avenue for further reflection. Denethor and other characters (foolishly)
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Update: Fixed some grammar in my second to last paragraph. I posted this review of Seeds of Deception nearly a month ago. I was as honest as I could be
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Jesse Thorgersen and I have dialogued some be on the role of Bombadil in Tolkien's LOTR. His latest is worth everyone seeing. His text is in italics--mine
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Many thanks for the links and the feedback on the Bombadil piece. I realized when I was writing it that it's a tendentious position, and that most would
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I'm going to enter unfamiliar territory for Mere-O: Lord of the Rings. I am no expert in the matter--in fact, I have just finished only my
