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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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‘The Logic of the Body,’ with Dr. Matthew LaPine

‘The Logic of the Body,’ with Dr. Matthew LaPine

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A Theology of Gratitude

A Theology of Gratitude

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US vs. UK Evangelicalism

US vs. UK Evangelicalism

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Can Justice Be Saved? Part Three: On Hope - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In the previous two essays of this triptych, I have attempted to sketch how the Gospel of Jesus Christ might shape our understanding of justice in order to clarify what our responsibilities as Christians might be in our own time. […]

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Can Charity Save Justice | Mere Orthodoxy

It was an ordinary Sunday afternoon in the Anderson household a few years back, full of books and tea and other comforts. My wife had momentarily interrupted my reading by giving me a kiss, seemingly without cause. It captured just […]

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Can Justice Be Saved? | Mere Orthodoxy

Christians can't embrace all aspects of contemporary ideas of social justice. But we must also recognize that what came before was similarly dangerous.

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The Politics of Mask-Wearing | Mere Orthodoxy

To compare mask-wearing to duck-and-cover drills is to compare nuclear threats and a pandemic. But these are two dramatically different things.

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Public Reasoning in a Pandemic: Responding to Reno, Moore, & Littlejohn

Christian intellectuals must instruct everyone in their moral reasoning about the pandemic but also must guide our leaders in their public responsibilities.

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On Being 'Pro-Life' in a Pandemic - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

What does it mean to be ‘pro-life’ when we’re in the midst of coronavirus and our economy is crashing as we try to contain it? The question has received some attention in recent days, in part because of our President’s […]

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Communicating the Gospel in a Partisan World | Mere Orthodoxy

“My kingdom is not of this world.” As he approaches the crux of his earthly life, our Savior simultaneously qualifies Pilate’s authority while submitting himself to it. It is an astonishing moment of political quietism, which is possible only because […]

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A Failed Attempt to Reset the Nationalism Debate | Mere Orthodoxy

Werntz's essay rightly foregrounds the centrality of economics in understanding nations, but its treatment of economic injustice is reductionistic.

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Sex Ethics After Purity Culture: What do its critics want? | Mere Orthodoxy

As Christians reckon with the legacy of 90s and 2000s evangelicalism, the most vital question may well be what will come after the demise of purity culture?