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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 Word of Caution on the Same-Sex Marriage Debates

We should pay attention to the means by which the same-sex marriage debates go forward, not just their ends.

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Friendship and Publicly Disagreeing with the FRC: Updated--FRC Responds to Critics

The Family Research Council gave an award to Ron Baity. We argue that friendship doesn't mean agreement and that they should take it back.

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Weekend Reading: Notes from Around the Internets

These are a few of the excerpts from what we've been reading lately. Or watching. You know, because it's the weekend. June 16th, 2012.

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Dwight Moody, Heaven, and the Resurrection of the Body

N.T. Wright's works have had many good effects. Inspiring eager readers to police people's use of heaven is not one of them.

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Homosexuality, Sojourners, and Me

The dialogue between conservative evangelicals and the LGBT community is shifting toward the civility of friendship and open communication.

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What the Social Sciences Can (and Can't) Tell us about Gay Unions

What the Social Sciences Can (and Can't) Tell us about Gay Unions

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Wordsmithy: A Book on Writing that Deserves a Conference

Wordsmithy: A Book on Writing that Deserves a Conference

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What's Conservative about "Non-Culture War Conservatism"?

What's Conservative about "Non-Culture War Conservatism"?

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The Christian Right's Democratic Virtues: An Interview with Jon Shields - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

  Earlier this year I raved about an important book that has been (unfortunately) overlooked by most commentators on evangelical political engagement.  I invited Professor Shields to answer a few questions based on the work and he graciously accepted. 1) […]

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Should the church continue to object to gay marriage? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

That was the question that Leadership Journal asked me to write about, so write about it I did. At its core, the question of gay marriage is not simply one of tax benefits or social prestige: it is a question […]

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Four Moves for a Non-Culture War Conservatism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’ve been going on about “non-culture war” conservatism over the past two weeks, attempting to delineate its characteristic shape over and against some of its rivals. It’s possible that the position is substantively no different than that held by the […]

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On Memorial Day, We Remember the Dead

On Memorial Day, We Remember the Dead