Contributor
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 AndersonTechnology
There is a deeper problem, however, with communicating online. It is crucial in communication—whether in person or online—to be as authentic as possible. As new media are communally
Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology
Why is shared space important for non-instrumental interaction? For one, in the “non-instrumental and…moral” communication that Schultze highlights, an enormous amount of content is transmitted non-verbally.
Matthew Lee Anderson
The Deficiencies and Dangers of Online Communication One of the chief reasons I began blogging, and why most people began blogging, was because it increased my opportunities to “connect” with like-minded people. Suddenly, people across the world with unique interests […]
Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology
G.K. Chesterton, one of Christianity’s most prolific writers in the twentieth century corroborates the point. In a speech in the 1930s, Chesterton offered this prophetic analysis: The coming
Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology
The numbing effect of information is one of the most significant challenges that users of new media face. The inability to think deeply, to integrate what we are experiencing into
Matthew Lee Anderson
The Problem of Desensitization Those who spend any amount of time absorbing new media quickly discover their subtly addictive nature. Clicking through to the next page takes no effort, and the fact that a real person has deemed whatever lies […]
Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology
The question of whether cars are an “improvement” over horses and buggies depends upon what values are in place, which is true of all technology. If we value mobility, speed,
Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology
Over the next two weeks, I will be posting my chapter for The New Media Frontier here at Mere-Orthodoxy in its entirety. I am grateful for Crossway for their
Matthew Lee Anderson
Men do dumb things in order to protect their public reputations. When we feel like our success is at stake, there aren’t many boundaries we won’t cross. And in this episode, the third, Coach Taylor crosses the financial line in […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
As of today, I am officially on holiday. I have some content scheduled to go up to remind you how little you miss me, but other than what I can
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Over the past few months, we've had some pretty significant troubles with our theme. We've been dealing with hackers and spam, and it's taken
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Coach Taylor has lost his team. Not "lost" as in they don't respect him. It's worse than that: they aren't even coming
