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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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Ross Douthat's Tepid Defense of Traditional Marriage - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I like Ross Douthat.  A lot. I started reading him when he was at The Atlantic, and was instantly hooked.  While I have no pretensions that  I’ve gotten close, I have consciously tried to model my level of discourse after his.  He […]

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Walking Away from Gomorrah With a Song - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’ve got some thoughts over at Christianity Today on the proper response for evangelicals to the recent ruling on Proposition 8: Practically, I think we have relied too heavily on the will of the majority as our foundation for our […]

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The Double standard of the Proposition 8 Ruling

The Double standard of the Proposition 8 Ruling

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The Candy Shop: A Serious Film about a Serious Topic - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

If there is an issue that the evangelical left and right speak with a single voice on, sex trafficking is it. The trade has received an increasing amount of attention the past two years.  While it started before Amazing Grace, […]

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Defining the Gospel - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Talking about the Gospel is all the rage these days. Everyone wants to know precisely how big it should be–does it include working for justice (which is invariably social justice), or not? With that in mind, I decided to put […]

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Getting the Reformation Wrong

Getting the Reformation Wrong

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The Dilemma of Friday Night Lights - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’ve fallen off the Friday Night Light’s wagon. Not the bandwagon, mind you.  Its much less dramatic than that.  I had committed to blogging through this season, which…well, let’s just leave that aside. I’ll stand by my recommendation, though, that […]

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The Anti-Christian Academy?

The Anti-Christian Academy?

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Catholic Evangelicals and the Future of the Movement

Catholic Evangelicals and the Future of the Movement

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Night at the Evangelical Improv

Night at the Evangelical Improv

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Cremation and the Structure of Biblical Reasoning

Cremation and the Structure of Biblical Reasoning

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"Humankind Cannot Bear Very Much Reality."

"Humankind Cannot Bear Very Much Reality."