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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.
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Over at The Gospel Coalition, I respond to Rob Moll’s controversial suggestion that Christians should endorse federal funding for end-of-life counseling. The conclusion: If I might close with a slightly broader point about Christian discourse on this issue, as Christians […]
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I've been ridiculously bad at letting Mere-O's readers know of my writings elsewhere, which I plan on remedying here. For instance, I reviewed America'
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As promised. The conclusion: Reservations aside, Hill’s book is a remarkably sensitive treatment of the complexities of human sexuality that manages to fuse graciousness with a firm resolve in
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Douthat: In every era, there’s been a tragic contrast between the burden of unwanted pregnancies and the burden of infertility. But this gap used to be bridged by adoption far more frequently than it is today. Prior to 1973, 20 […]
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One of my favorite aspects of O’Donovan’s thought is the way he manages to keep the two natures of Christ together in his theological ethics, yet without confusion or division. It’s a point that plays out in various ways, not […]
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Andy Crouch, who is slowly establishing himself as the closest Christian equivalent to Malcolm Gladwell, lists the top 10 cultural trends from the past decade. It’s a brilliant bit of analysis, especially his mention of informality. Yet I think number […]
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It's the first day of a new year and I want to start things off here at Mere-O by offering a brief word of thanks to everyone
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We've had one of our best years ever here at Mere-O. Here are the top 10 posts we wrote this year, as measured by pageviews. 1) When
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Well, that's quite a way to come back from Christmas vacation. As the "lead writer" here at Mere-O, I feel somewhat obliged to offer a
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Prefatory qualifications: most of my reading in 2010 was rather narrow-minded, so if you're looking for a broader list of books I'd commend Christopher Benson&
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Clive Thompson: When I first got my hands on a word processor, it felt absolutely uncanny: The words! They’re … they’re moving around! THEY LOOK LIKE PRINTED WORDS BUT
Matthew Lee AndersonembodimentAnthropology
My brother closes off some overly kind words with this: If we judge the book by its handsome cover, the potential audience for Earthen Vessels is composed of evangelical Christians, theologians, philosophers, various other assorted intellectual types, and, quite possibly, highly […]
