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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.
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In one very important sense, the scientific revolution was over before it began. At least if Noam Chomsky is right. In his collection of essays, On Nature and Language, Chomsky argues that Galileo adopted a mechanical method of intelligibility. In […]
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The ink is officially dry. Okay, it’s been dry for about a week. And I can’t keep it in any longer. I am really, really excited to announce that I have signed a contract with Bethany House, a division of […]
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As a lifelong Christian, I have heard countless sermons. Some were good, but many were not. At some point in my time at Biola, I realized that there were several practical disciplines that I needed to cultivate to make the […]
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If ideas have consequences, so do the affections. I've been reading through Richard Weaver's classic essay "Education and the Individual" today. And to be
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Robert George continues to make the news. The author of the contentious Manhattan Declaration was profiled recently by the NY Times Magazine, prompting a number of responses among evangelicals. George is a leading American proponent of natural law theory, which […]
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The Lord was extremely kind to us in 2009, and we have much to be grateful for. We have a number of new readers, which is a huge blessing. We also brought on some new writers, and I am very […]
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The Christmas season is unique in the Christian calendar for its emphasis on a sometimes neglected demographic: the angels. Luke's account of the birth of Christ includes no
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I am bumping this to the top again, as the article is now online. A few months ago, Christianity Today gave their magazine an overhaul. Among the changes was a new regular feature that they are calling “Who’s Next.” […]
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This morning's Wall Street Journal has an article by Jonathan Fitzgerald of PatrolMag on the development of the evangelical intellect. I have had my differences with Patrol before,
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They say only the good die young. I don’t know if it’s true. But it sounds good. And it’s a gentle way of talking about those whom we should not have lost. “Should.” There’s a world of meaning in that […]
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Note: I posted this over at Evangel yesterday, but I thought it fitting to post over here as well. I have been buried this week in thoughts about John Calvin&
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One of the more interesting developments of Christian theology in the west was the development of the 'conscience.' Two years ago, I summarized Oliver O'Donovan on
