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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
A particularly unusual bout of travelling combined with a frightful bit of sickness has made writing a challenge. But Conor’s interaction with my contribution to Proud to be Right merits a response. He writes: There is much to like about Lee’s […]
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
I've been fascinated by the reactions to my musings about young evangelicals last week. Most responses have been overwhelmingly negative, and several in ways that have been very
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
My friend Mark Tooley treats the evangelical left’s response to the Tea Party as a sign their influence is fading: The current economy and political climate, of which the Tea Party is a symptom, may have neutralized whatever gains Wallis’s […]
Matthew Lee AndersonBooks
What have Kuyperians, the New Perspectivists on Paul, and the emerging church have in common? According to David VanDrunen, they all think that "the redemptive transformation of culture is
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
As if on cue, Gabe Lyons and Jonathan Merritt have reminded everyone that conservative evangelicals are leaderless and losing influence. The story practically writes itself at this point, which I
Matthew Lee AndersonEconomics and Business
Dr. Craig Carter was gracious enough to respond to my write-up of the Wallis-Brooks non-throwdown. Excerpts and brief replies follow. What does it mean for society to
Matthew Lee AndersonEconomics and Business
Capitalism may not have a soul, but working relations between Jim Wallis and Arthur Brooks might have a future. The event last Thursday at Wheaton College turned more tea party
Matthew Lee Anderson
Oliver O'Donovan critiques American political passions and explores how the Gospel intersects with political theology.
Matthew Lee Anderson
I have several hypotheses of a historical nature that I have wanted to undertake for some time, and numerous writing projects that I have wanted to continue. However, writing other projects has simply kept me occupied from pursuing everything that […]
Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology
James Polous: "There's some uncomfortable truth we're acknowledging every time we shy away from the world of real things and indulge in the world of
Matthew Lee Anderson
Lite blogging of late because, well, I’m writing a book. I think we need to establish some sort of “book-writing” exemption from the daily blogging grind. I’ve been negligent in mentiong to my Chicago area readers (and I know you’re […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
We need an upgrade here at Mere-O. Badly. And you can help us without spending a dime. Just contribute two clicks of the mouse and some typing. One to get through to the contest, a second to vote “yes,” and […]