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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 AndersonPolitics
The discussion around here the past couple days has been top notch, the sort of civil and spirited roundabout that we ought to have more often. Don't let
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
One more round on the concerns about evangelicals and Gingrich. Jerry L. Walls is a philosopher and the author of numerous books, the most recent of which was listed among
Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels
When I sat down to write Earthen Vessels, one of my hopes was to explore the body in its relationship to time and our own personal narratives. That, like many of my hopes, was dashed upon the rocks as I […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
The maelstrom of criticism on yesterday’s post has all been good fun and even better learning, the sort of raucous and respectful comment threads that are simply a joy. It’s got me thinking, though, of what we expect from a […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
[youtube OE4BAhHMsHY] Newt has, we are told, won the South Carolina primary on the backs of evangelicals. I’ve been an occasional defender of the demographic against its many critics,
Matthew Lee AndersonDevotionalTheology and PracticeFormation
I have, that I can remember, never marked my birthdays here at Mere-O. For most of my online history, I have kept such moments private, as making much of
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
I was reading through the comments on the Christianity Today piece, which managed to be considerably better than "not terrible." In fact, they were rather interesting and, in
Matthew Lee Anderson
Once more into the breach. Last week was a rather busy one for me, full of all sorts of fun musings about evangelicals and sex. In addition to the two parts of my review of Driscoll’s book, I also penned […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
[youtube 1IAhDGYlpqY] Well, here's this thing about Jesus and religion. Or "religion," depending on where you come down on all this. If you've been
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
For part one, click here. As is by now well known, Mark Driscoll wrote a book on marriage that has proved the most controversial book of 2012 within evangelicalism. Not
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Putting “Mark Driscoll” and “sex” together in the same blog post is like using a blowtorch to open a loaded propane tank: the probability of the resulting explosion is somewhere
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Part one is here, and the second is here. Read them both before soldiering on. I’m grateful for Jared’s book, and even more importantly for his witness. We need the astringent that he offers, and his belligerence (I mean that […]
