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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.

Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophy

Essay Prizes, the Problem of Evil, and Philosophy of Religion: An Interview with Michael Rea

Essay Prizes, the Problem of Evil, and Philosophy of Religion: An Interview with Michael Rea

Matthew Lee Anderson

The End of Courage and the Surrender of Evangelical Sexual Ethics - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“[W]hat the young properly demand is an account of life and the initiation into a community that makes intelligible why their interest in sex should be subordinated to other interests.  What they, and we, demand is the lure of an […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

A Hill to Die On: Evangelicals, Contraception, and the Integrity of our Witness - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Jenell Paris has responded to my essay on whether churches should advocate for contraception for single people. Or she linked to it anyway. Her reply gives little indication that she read beyond my first paragraph. I’ve more to say about […]

Matthew Lee AndersonSexuality

The Church and Contraception for its Single Members

The Church and Contraception for its Single Members

Matthew Lee AndersonSports

The Bobby Petrino Dilemma and our Idolatry of College Football

The Bobby Petrino Dilemma and our Idolatry of College Football

Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels

The Price of Earthen Vessels ($3.49) and the Value of Writing

The Price of Earthen Vessels ($3.49) and the Value of Writing

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism

The Passing of the Torch(?): Thoughts on the Passing of Charles Colson

The Passing of the Torch(?): Thoughts on the Passing of Charles Colson

Matthew Lee AndersonWeekend Reading

The Next Phase of Life and Mere-O: A Personal Announcement

The Next Phase of Life and Mere-O: A Personal Announcement

Matthew Lee AndersonSociety

The Crisis of Christianity: A Conversation with Sarah Posner

The Crisis of Christianity: A Conversation with Sarah Posner

Matthew Lee AndersonCollege and University

Meet Paul Spears, Torrey Honors Institute's new Director - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The news that John Mark Reynolds is leaving Torrey was a bit of a blow to those who attended the program.  John Mark’s personality and drive have left a mark on the program that will endure long into the future, […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

David Brooks, Social Justice, and the Quality of Compassion - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

David Brooks lands an important critique of how many young social entrepreneurs talk about development: There’s little social progress without political progress. Unfortunately, many of today’s young activists are really good at thinking locally and globally, but not as good […]

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

A Meditation on Good Friday - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. There is a moment for explanation, for inquiry and exploration.  And there is a moment for wonder, for pausing to take the thing into yourself, to turn […]