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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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Rorschach for the Right: Geraghty on the Romney Calls

Rorschach for the Right: Geraghty on the Romney Calls

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Critiquing Christian Freedom: Karl Barth on Romans 14:16-18

Critiquing Christian Freedom: Karl Barth on Romans 14:16-18

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Sex and Death: Excerpts from Charles Taylor - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Charles Taylor’s new book, A Secular Age, traces the rise of secularism through European and American theological and philosophical history. As such, it’s firmly planted on my burdgeoning Amazon Wish List, along with a few of his other works. A […]

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Can Huckabee Win? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The standard line on Iowa has been that Romney has sown up the win while Huckabee will get the press from his second place finish. That alone has the Romney-ites concerned.  Hugh has argued forcefully that a vote for Huckabee […]

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A Profile in Christian Courage: JP Moreland at ETS

A Profile in Christian Courage: JP Moreland at ETS

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The Death of High Culture: Mark Steyn on 'The Closing of the American Mind' - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The Closing of the American Mind has turned twenty, which has spawned a number of retrospectives. Not surprisingly, Mark Steyn’s is probably the most entertaining out of all of them.  Rather than address the book’s implications or its initial reception, […]

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The Ties that Bind: National Adoption Month - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There are few issues on which Republicans and Democrats agree not only on the goal, but on the means of achieving the goal.  While everyone agrees on fighting poverty, for instance, Republicans and Democrats generally take very different approaches. One […]

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The Nihilism of the Left (Updated) (x2!) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

While in Vegas, I had the opportunity to sit in on a panel of politicos discussing the role of the blogosphere on the left and right. As the discussion turned toward the war, those on the left articulated that regardless […]

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Honor Flight: For Veteran's Day

Honor Flight: For Veteran's Day

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The War at Home and Abroad - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

When a good friend returned from Iraq, I was confronted not by my lack of regard for the soldier’s serving in Iraq, but by how little such regard affected my daily life.  For most of us, our days are spent […]

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Reflecting on GodBlogCon

Reflecting on GodBlogCon

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Money Doesn't Matter: The Indianapolis Mayoral Race and Mike Huckabee - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of the main arguments against Mike Huckabee has been his lack of funds. Someone, the argument goes, will have to outspend Hillary to win the generals, and because Huck ticks off those oh-so-wealthy fiscal conservatives, he won’t stand a […]