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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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Movie Week at Mere-0: No Country for Old Men - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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 […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Movie Week at Mere-O: There Will Be Blood - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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, and Atonement. It might be tempting for some Christians to […]

Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood

Movie Week at Mere-O: Atonement

Movie Week at Mere-O: Atonement

Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood

Movie Week at Mere-O: Juno

Movie Week at Mere-O: Juno

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Movie Week at Mere-O: Michael Clayton

Movie Week at Mere-O: Michael Clayton

Matthew Lee AndersonLiterature

The Greatness of Bottom: GK Chesterton on the Hero of Midsums

The Greatness of Bottom: GK Chesterton on the Hero of Midsums

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

Community out of Necessity: The Limitations of the Body and the Formation of the Church - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In my reflections for Ash Wednesday, I claimed that it was “through death—in suffering, in weakness, in solitude—that the communion of saints begins. The brokenness of Jesus’ body is the birth of his people.” While I focused mainly on the […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorizedTechnology

The Hoodied Gods: New Steps Forward for Video Games

The Hoodied Gods: New Steps Forward for Video Games

Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsUncategorized

Dobson Endorses Huckabee: Why Now?

Dobson Endorses Huckabee: Why Now?

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

The Rise and Fall of Mitt Romney

The Rise and Fall of Mitt Romney

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

The Brokenness of the Body (for Ash Wednesday) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

On Ash Wednesday, we are confronted by the inescapable frailty of human existence. As we turn toward the chief penitential season of the Christian calendar, we are exhorted to number our days, to realize that death is the trumpet that […]

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Lenten Asceticism and the Kingdom Of God - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Asceticism is one of the most frequently misunderstood and historically abused aspects of the Christian faith. But it can hardly be ignored. It is common knowledge that the earliest days of the Church were fraught with persecution and martyrdom. As […]