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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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Self-Quantification and the End of Wisdom

photo © 2008 Porter Novelli Global | more info(via: Wylio) Self-quantification has a strong allure precisely because it combines two deeply rooted promises of American culture:  that we will achieve

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Earthen Vessels Goes to Phoenix

Sex, yoga, and a theology of the body. That’s what I’m going to be talking about next Thursday night in Phoenix at Redemption Church’s “Arcadia Theology Forum” from 6-8 PM. If you’re in the area, come on out.  I’d love […]

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The Soft Bigotry of Low (Sexual) Expectations

photo © 2009 Palliativo | more info(via: Wylio)From the department of bad ideas: Patty Skudlarek strives to be a responsible parent. That's why she says she told her

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Whitewashed Tombs and Gucci.

I’m really thankful that The Gospel Coalition folks have taken up the theme of evangelical spirituality. It’s a sensitive topic in a lot of quarters, as it’s easy to play fast and loose with “spirituality” in a way that’s really […]

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Body Hacking and the Body

Late last week, I made my debut at Q Ideas, which has become a hub for lots of interesting and thoughtful content by and for the younger evangelical crowd. I’m thankful for my new friend Jonathan Merritt for the opportunity, […]

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Religious Liberties and Gay Marriage in New York

photo © 2010 Fibonacci Blue | more info(via: Wylio) The slow expansion of gay rights across the nation took a step forward late Friday night with the extension of marriage to

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Postmodernism Can't Be.

Theologian John Caputo, quoted at my friend Christopher Benson's blog, with a rather unsatisfying explanation of "postmodernism." "Postmodernism thus is not relativism or scepticism, as

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On Voluntarity and the Young Reformed

I have some idiosyncratic thoughts about what might have added fuel to the explosion of interest in Reformed thought over at Ben Simpson's blog this morning. With EV

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The Decline of Divorce

Pamela Paul, author of Starter Marriages, examines the restigmatization of divorce within the upper middle classes: “That this change has occurred mainly among the affluent suggests it’s not just

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The Meaning of Mediation

John Dyer is continuing the conversation about mediation, and doing it in classic Dyer style--thorough and sensitive: One way of distinguishing between a cultural good and a medium is

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Five Easy ways to Help a First-Time Author

It's book release week here at Mere-O, which means I'm holding off offering substantive thoughts about anything and devoting the blog to shamelessly touting my

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Five Books on the Body for Evangelicals

Evangelicals care about the physical body. Here are five books on embodiment for evangelicals who are interested in learning more.