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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.
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
One of the interesting aspects of this election season is intense focus on the scope of Article Six's prohibition of a "religious test" for candidates. The
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Mitt Romney's credentials as a social conservative took another blow on his recent "Meet the Press" appearance. And social conservatives are noticing. According to this news
Matthew Lee AndersonPro-Life
A few months ago, I claimed that modesty is an essential virtue for bioethicists, but was unsure what shape such modesty might take: What does modesty look like in bioethics?
Matthew Lee Anderson
The Great Debaters, Denzel Washington’s second foray into directing, recounts the historic run by Wiley College’s–an all black school in East Texas–Debate Team, which eventually defeated the University of Southern California (not Harvard, as the movie depicts it). The unlikely […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
We at Mere Orthodoxy have much to be thankful for as we look back at 2007. It has been a year of highlights for us, and it will be difficult
Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood
Occasionally, movies manage to be entertaining in spite of themselves. In these instances, solid acting, excellent special effects, and competent directing work to overcome what would otherwise be a fatal
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Today, Paul Mirengoff at Powerline raises the concern that Huckabee seems to want a free pass on the issues because of his status as an evangelical. Paul writes: Huckabee seems
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
It’s pretty rare that I get wind of breaking news before other people do. However, twenty-seven Missouri politicians are about to announce their support of Mike Huckabee. While there has been a lot of questions about whether he would be […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
One of the more interesting developments in the political race this week was the increasing discussion about the tone of the attacks on Mike Huckabee. While the candidates have managed
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
The Republicans debated this afternoon. Whether anyone who isn't a political wonk watched is an open question (I'll cease being one any day now.........any day!
Matthew Lee Anderson
A few weeks ago, I questioned whether conservatives have reasonable grounds to be optimistic about teenagers’ sexual mores. My thoughts were in response to an article by Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin, which argued that the social indicatores point toward […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
No bump for Mitt Romney today in Rasmussen's polls, which is mildly surprising given that he had his best week of the campaign and Mike Huckabee had his
