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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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As many people have noted, Clyde Cook--the president of my alma mater Biola University for 25 years--passed away this past Friday in his home in Fullerton, California. Memorials
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsUncategorized
The most interesting aspect of the 2008 race on the Republican side was the discussion that emerged about the future of the party. Weighing in relatively frequently on the issue
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I'm a bit too tired tonight to write something original, so I thought I would annotate a few of the items that have caught my eye so far
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In his article last Thursday, William Saletan highlighted sex selection’s apparent arrival to American shores. He writes: Now comes further evidence of this effect. Two days ago, economists Douglas Almond and Lena Edlund published an article in Proceedings of the […]
Matthew Lee AndersonTheology and Practice
Peter Leithart has penned some brief thoughts on the history of the 'imago dei' in Western theology and its relationship to the postmodern notion that the 'self&
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
The recent flap over a California court’s decision that threatened the (assumed) legality of homeschooling in California has now subsided due to the decision being vacated. However, the issue will doubtlessly be a newsworthy item for a while, as the […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
I have sometimes bemoaned the passing of the statesman in modern society. What I have often lacked, however, is a clear articulation of what separates a statesman from, say, the
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Note: Rather than pen new completely new thoughts this year, I thought I would revise this post from Easter 2007. He is risen. Among the litany of thoughts that will doubtlessly be posted this Easter Sunday, I offer only this […]
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I just returned from a rousing discussion put on by my church on immigration. It is a contentious issue, and one that I have very mixed feelings (and opinions) about.
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Long-time readers of this blog know that I spent two years providing supplemental education for home-school students in California (through the excellent program Torrey Academy). Because of that,
Matthew Lee AndersonEducation
Some programs are so good, so powerful, and so important, that their impact is nearly impossible to describe to the outside world. The Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University is one such program. Wheatstone Academy, an offshoot, is another. Since […]
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In honor of the Oscars this Sunday, I thought I would devote this week to the five films nominated for Best Picture. So far I have reviewed Juno, Michael Clayton, Atonement, and There Will Be Blood. No Country for Old […]
