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 AndersonUncategorized
(Hasty posting does not a good blogger make. Post updated to clear up an idiotic confusion. In this month's issue of The New Republic, Steven Pinker critiques Leon
Matthew Lee AndersonBooks
Donald Miller of Blue Like Jazz fame gave the world a baptized version of Jack Kerouac's storyized ramblings. Now, Christian George has given us a more orthodox exploration
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
We do not value friendship in large part because we do not understand what a "friend" is. Consider Facebook, which is now the barometer of our relational lives.
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
One of the more popular arguments against the legalization of homosexual marriage is that it will open the door to polygamous marriages, cross-species marriages, incestuous marriages, etc. The argument
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
The blogosphere has been abuzz with reactions to Vanity Fair's picture of a provocatively posed Miley Cyrus. Cyrus, the star of Disney's Hannah Montana and generally
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
In theological circles, the idea of 'mission' is clearly the concept du jour. While the idea of the missio Dei--the mission of God--extends at least as
Matthew Lee AndersonScience
Noah Millman, in commenting upon the Derbyshire dust-up, writes: I continue to believe that both sides of the Darwin vs. Christianity battle are missing the most telling point. We
Matthew Lee AndersonEpistemology
In a recent homily, Pope Benedict described the current intellectual climate in the world as a ‘dictatorship of relativism.‘ While the phrase was welcomed in many corners (like mine), it was challenged as disingenuous and incoherent at The Corner by […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
In a post-modern political environment, the personal becomes the political not because we are interested in questions of character or integrity--questions that might affect the officeholder's
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
How are 'salvation' and 'the Gospel' related? In a mildly controversial answer to that question, Mark Byron (whom you should be reading every day) writes: Salvation
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
One of the more interesting stories to come out in recent months has been the shift that Willow Creek has been undertaking. For those not aware, Willow Creek has been the flagship for ‘seeker sensitive’ congregations. However, in recent months, […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
I am excited about the Symposium that Joe Carter is hosting at Evangelical Outpost, and quite honored to be a judge. I would strongly encourage all my Mere-O neighbors to enter, as I think the topic is particularly stimulating (not […]
