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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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The Freedom of the Christian and the Question of Lent - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

(Bumped–I realized I put in the wrong timestamp when I set it to automatically post!). For many evangelicals, the idea of regular and church-legislated engagement with spiritual disciplines such as Lent impinges upon the freedom of the individual believer. In […]

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A Test for the Academy: Michael Clayton - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

When the Oscar nominees were announced, I was mildly surprised to see “Michael Clayton” among the nominees for Best Picture. After seeing it, that mild surprise turned into astonishment. The idea that this film could win Best picture over No […]

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Romney for President(?!)

Romney for President(?!)

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Martin Luther King's Theological Legacy - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

On a day when we honor a man committed to racial reconciliation, Fred Sanders offers this responsible analysis of Martin Luther’s theological tradition,  strengths and weaknesses: But mainly, MLK saw a big issue coming his way and knew to lean […]

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Typological Reading and the Christian Text - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

How should we then read? It is a question with which I have occasionally wrestled. My freshman year of college, I was introduced to the world of hermeneutics, which seemed at the time to be the discipline of debunking other […]

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Irony, Awakening, and Dissolution

Irony, Awakening, and Dissolution

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Hierarchy and the Body: Esolen on Adam and Eve

Hierarchy and the Body: Esolen on Adam and Eve

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A Critical Masterpiece: Ironies of Faith

A Critical Masterpiece: Ironies of Faith

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The Cynicism of Post-Modernism

The Cynicism of Post-Modernism

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Huckabee, the Wealthy, and Chestertonian Economics

Huckabee, the Wealthy, and Chestertonian Economics

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Huckabee and the Evangelicals - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The standard line leading up to the Iowa victory was that Mitt Romney was losing support because of the evangelical rejection of his Mormon faith.  In fact, most pundits preferred to ignore evidence to the contrary, labeling Mike Huckabee’s rise […]

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Presidential Politics: Give us Lincoln, not Reagan - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It’s no small irony that Huckabee started to fall behind in his “rapid response” to the litany of attacks (and miscues) that he has made in recent weeks just about the time Joe Carter left his campaign. Joe has posted […]