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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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Stephen Colbert and Bart Ehrman

Stephen Colbert and Bart Ehrman

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Conservatism and American Exceptionalism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I am occasionally asked by folks how to help young evangelicals understand and sympathize with conservative political ideology. Here’s a hint: Don’t steal religious language to make the case for American exceptionalism, as Rich Lowry and Ramesh Ponnuru unfortunately do. […]

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Hearing the Word: Why We should Value Our Ears - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of the joys of researching for my book on the body so far has been my encounter with Hans Jonas’ The Phenomenon of Life. As the careful observer can tell from the title, Jonas offers a phenomenology–that is, examines […]

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A Word about Church Architecture

A Word about Church Architecture

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G.K. Chesterton on YouTube - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There are only four known audio recordings of the great G.K. Chesterton, and only one video (at least that I have found).  Thankfully, some of both are on the internet.

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The Problem of King Lear - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile.” So says the Duke of Albany to the treacherous daughter of King Lear, Goneril.  The line has a depth that allows it to stand on its own:  it jumps off the page and hits […]

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Brief Reflections on Composition after a Lecture - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There are, of course, two relevant considerations in giving a lecture:  the ideas and the form.  Each has its own difficulties, and while they are inextricably linked, the form seems to pose the greatest challenge to me.  I may be […]

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Descartes and Mere-O - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A few weeks ago, we announced that we were going to read Descartes with a small group of Mere-O readers.  And we still are. But we’re going to do it a week later than we originally announced:  March 6th and […]

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Darwinian Post-Modernism

Darwinian Post-Modernism

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Brief Reflections on Roman History

Brief Reflections on Roman History

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Peter Kreeft on the Theology of the Body

Peter Kreeft on the Theology of the Body

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In Praise of Sidewalks

In Praise of Sidewalks