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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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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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A Brief Reply to My Brother Regarding the Essence of Political Theory - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A caveat: I’ve not yet had time to read the article my brother pointed me to. My brother, in the comments to my post on Popper, writes: First, Lewis’s critique seems aimed at Behaviorism (hence the word “conditioners”). Behaviorists believed […]

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Popper

Popper

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In Good Company - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Grace Hill Media made good on their promise to buy tickets to In Good Company for the Los Angeles based bloggers who responded to their promotion (they excluded us from the grand prize because the movie is already showing in […]

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A Dilemma for My Brother - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

For those trudging through the 1000 word posts on Matthew 24, here is a much simpler and shorter essay. My brother claims that Jesus told his disciples he would return “immediately after” the fall of Jerusalem in AD70. Jesus did […]

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Did Jesus Claim to Return and Get it Wrong? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

My brother took up my previous post on this issue on his own blog. I am following suit and returning the favor here. He writes: First, note that the parables listed (about drowsiness, about delay) and the tasks given (preach […]

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Back from the Dead... - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

My brother’s recent “Best of” post reminded me of a conversation that I had left unfinished. He writes in response to my question about the point of his contentions: [The point is that] Jesus can’t be taken at his word[.] […]

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What we Believe but cannot Prove

What we Believe but cannot Prove

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Descent into Heaven

Descent into Heaven

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Christmas - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

My brother points out that today we celebrate the “Christian appropriation of paganism.” He labels it syncretism, but that’s a tad misleading. Christianity did not just adapt the pagan practices, but baptized them. The celebrations we now understand as Christmas […]

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Unto Us - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Emmanuel. God with Us. Prince of Peace. Counselor. Mighty God. The King of Kings. The Christ. Merry Christmas.

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Beltre Blues - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

He’ll be wearing a different shade this season. The Mariners just spent a lot of money–more money on one player than ever before in club history. Cure-all? Who knows. And now for something completely different: Wish Beethoven a happy birthday […]

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