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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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Smuggling In the Gospel: Lewis's Aesthetics

The current featured essay at In Pursuit of Truth, the journal of the C.S. Lewis Foundation, is Phillip Harrold's "Smuggling for God:  What the Emerging Church

Matthew Lee AndersonGender

Gendered Language and Social Change: The Overton Window and Feminine Pronouns

Language isn't static. There is no returning to the 'thees' and 'thous' of the King James Bible, at least in popular discourse. But the

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

The Future of the Web Realized?

On October 17th, I penned these words regarding the future of the internet: That is, a smart application creator will develop applications that collect and share data across platforms (MySpace

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Huckabee's Fiscal Conservatism(!)

If campaigns were a measure of a candidate's economic policy, there would be no questions about Mike Huckabee's fiscal conservatism.  He has gotten more mileage for

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Virtuosic Self-Referentiality

James Poulos nails the attitude of my generation: In a nutshell, significant numbers of young people, mainly in Los Angeles and New York, have come up in a popular culture that refines the art of self-referentiality to a razor’s edge. […]

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Dissenting Opinion: Feminine Inclusive Pronouns

***Every now and then, I like to procure dissenting opinions to items I have written from people whom I know have thought a lot about certain issues. I recently wrote

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Moral Federalism: Does A President's Abortion Policy Matter?

George F. Will says "no." Many, perhaps most, Americans, foggy about the workings of their government, think that overturning Roe would make abortion, one of the nation'

Matthew Lee AndersonSports

World Series Champs: Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox have won the World Series. That's not the real story, though.  The real story is that I was 4-7 in my playoff predictions this

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Huckabee's Fiscal Conservatism(?)

As Mike Huckabee has started gaining traction, the hit pieces have come so hard and fast that I haven't been able to respond to all of them. One

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Resurrection and Moral Order: The End of the Moral Life

***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** Chapter Twelve: The End of […]

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Resurrection and Moral Order: The Double Aspect of the Moral Life

***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** Chapter 11: The Double Aspect […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

'Tax Me More' Fund: Huckabee's Poignant Humor

While digging through archives of Huckabee's tenure in Arkansas, I found this little tidbit from a Washington Times article dated December 10th, 2001: The Republican governor, who appears