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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.
Matthew Lee Anderson
“[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
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 ending to my latest piece at Christianity Today, on whether churches should advocate contraceptive use for the sexually active single people in their midst: Beneath the issue of contraception
Matthew Lee AndersonSports
The demise of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino that began in the beginning of April has unfortunately become emblematic of BCS college football in the 21st century. For those who
Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels
The quickly lowering price of Earthen Vessels for the Kindle (now $3.49, for a limited time) prompted this question from a friend: At what point is that kind of
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
Chuck Colson passed away this weekend, leaving a massive vacancy within the evangelical world. Colson’s work was remarkable for its diversity, a diversity that Sarah Pulliam Bailey astutely pointed
Matthew Lee AndersonWeekend Reading
It was eight years and six days ago that Mere-O first became a reality. A small group of friends, all student of the Torrey Honors Institute, realized that we
Matthew Lee AndersonSociety
I've been remiss in posting this, as last week's travels kept me busier than I'd hoped. But last Monday I had the opportunity to
Matthew Lee AndersonCollege and University
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 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
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 […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
I participated in a semi-f0rmal Twitter chat this evening with Fred Sanders on Andrew Sullivan’s Newsweek essay. It was a fun exercise and an interesting discussion and I am grateful to Biola for taking it on and to Brett McCracken […]
