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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 AndersonCurrent Politics

On Boycotts, Komen, and Political Hope

Alan Noble over at Christ and Pop Culture takes on conservatives for how they went about the Komen controversy: Christian activism tends to take two forms, political and economic. The basic method in both cases is the same, though: we […]

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Answering for Conservatism as a Christian

I'm loitering over at Rachel Held Evans' site these days as questions roll in about my opinions on matters faith and politics.  She was kind enough to

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January's Top Posts

January was one of the more prolific seasons I’ve had in a while, which was a lot of fun.  But in case you missed any of it, here are the most popular posts (by traffic) from the year’s first month. […]

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What Social Networks Do-And Don't Do-for Churches

Back in December, I had the opportunity to participate in a roundtable for Christianity Today about the prospects and limits of social networking for churches.   Here’s my opening: The benefits of social networking are many but require judicious and […]

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Religious Liberties and Who Pays for Contraception

The discussion last week about the HHS decision to require religious organizations (excluding churches) to pay for contraception through their insurance plan was, in short, excellent.   My hope in what

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Why I am a (Political) Conservative: A Discussion at Relevant

The good folks over at Relevant Magazine invited me to chip in my thoughts on a series they've been doing on Christians and politics. You should read the

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Komen and the Politicized Body

Ted Olsen at Christianity Today put together a number of interesting pieces on the Komen controversy. Russell Moore‘s and Mollie Hemingway’s are, I think, especially worth your time. I chimed in with a few hasty thoughts of my own, which […]

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Instruments for Righteousness: The Earthen Vessels Symposium (Ch. 10)

I have been rather reluctant to write anything in response to Fred Sanders’ post about Earthen Vessels, if only because I’m convinced it’s better than the book itself.  Fred has a way with things, and it’s fully on display here. […]

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One more Round of Wrangling over the Gospel: A Reply to Jared Wilson

I somehow missed Jared Wilson’s reply to my interaction with his book, but wanted to make sure you didn’t.  Jared intimates at the end of it that no

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When Religious Liberties Wither

It's hard to find a better reason why I'm a raving fan of Douthat than his column from this weekend about the Obama administration's

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Five questions with Dan Darling

Dan Darling's Friday Five are one of the blogging community's most interesting features.  Dan's a great questioner, and he always seems to find folks

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Newt and the Principles and Practices of the Presidency

We’re well past the point of overkill on all the Gingrich business, and the question will be by the wayside after tomorrow.  The fellow tanked in his last debate and seems to be up against it now in Florida. But […]