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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 Anderson
Milliner has typically astute thoughts on the relationship–it’s a stormy one, where it exists at all–between beauty and the theology of Karl Barth. In the comments (which are all worth reading), he writes: But I found that Barthian concerns did […]
Matthew Lee AndersonEducation
I just finished sending out Mere-O Monthly and thought I'd share it here. What? You haven't signed up for it? You should. It's
Matthew Lee Anderson
Like us here at Mere-O, Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen likes C.S. Lewis. As an undergrad, she was drawn to his vision of a Christianity, which fuses intellectual robustness with piety and a lively imagination. She found in him a subtle […]
Matthew Lee AndersonMetaphysics (Ontology)
Tomorrow, my experience of time will dramatically change. Over the past six months, I have been working for an international corporation in what amounted to a digital stockroom. It was the sort of job that would turn the most hardened […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
If there’s a hymn that encapsulates the impulse and theology behind the evangelical revivals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, “Jesus Paid it All” is it. But the “Jesus Paid it All” that was brought to prominence by […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
I've been consumed at work by my impending job change--today was my last day--so I haven't had much chance to read up on conversations
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Where I spoke of the "frivolity of beauty," Adolph Saphir speaks of the God-givenness of superfluities. I was first introduced to Saphir by my friend and mentor
Matthew Lee Anderson
These are the books that I have reviews of forthcoming. Now you know. Are there any books that you’d like me to add to the list?
Matthew Lee AndersonBible
I haven’t yet read McLaren’s latest, mostly because of financial restrictions. But I’ve been keeping one eye on the critiques, if only to see where the perceived weaknesses are if I ever make it around to it. And Fuller New […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
In light of the impending brouhaha over immigration reform, it's worth bringing back to our attention this humorous examination of America's immigration practices by none other
Matthew Lee Anderson
From the video department here at Mere-O comes this offering, which is predicated on the simple premise of modernity: we will, because we can. Of course, we never see him come down. And that is the rub. Second, what is […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
Simply put, this might be the most beautiful hymn in the English language. It’s still commonly sung by our friends across the Atlantic. Too bad they had the misfortune of ranking it their second most favorite hymn behind How Great […]
