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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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Orthodoxy, Sex Ethics, and the Meaning of Nature - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

James K.A. Smith’s recent criticism of those who have made a particular sexual ethic a criterion of ‘orthodoxy’ has generated a minor kerfuffle, as these things go. My friends and Mere Fidelity collaborators Derek Rishmawy and Alastair Roberts have both […]

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A Brief Commendation: The Addicts Next Door

The latest edition of the New Yorker has a must-read article on the opioid crisis currently decimating West Virginia and surrounding states.

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Mere Fidelity: The Benedict Option, with Rod Dreher - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Rod Dreher’s Benedict Option has been one of the most talked about books of 2017, and his blog is one of the most popular socially conservative blogs in the country. Now, the man himself joins us to talk about it. Listen […]

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Mere Fidelity: The Resurrection of Politics - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Matt, Derek, and Mere-O’s own Jake Meador discuss the implications of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ for political theology. (Note: Matt posted the wrong episode before, so please shame him appropriately.) If you like the show, please do leave us […]

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Mere Fidelity: On Genesis 1, Part Two

Mere Fidelity: On Genesis 1, Part Two

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Mere Fidelity: A Bible Study on Genesis 1 - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Alastair, Derek and Matt get together for a good ol’ fashioned Bible study on Genesis 1. If you like the show, please do leave us a review on iTunes. We are also available on Google Play. If you’re interested in […]

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The Religious Right Is Not a Subsidiary of the Alt-Right | Mere Orthodoxy

The history of the religious right significantly complicates the thesis put forward by Sarah Posner that sees the religious right as part of the alt-right.

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Mere Fidelity: On Lent, with Steven Wedgeworth

Mere Fidelity: On Lent, with Steven Wedgeworth

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Mere Fidelity: The Fractured Republic, with Yuval Levin - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

We are thrilled to have Yuval Levin join us to discuss his important book The Fractured Republic: Renewing America’s Social Contract in an Age of Individualism. Levin is widely regarded as one of the brightest conservative thinkers working today. He helped found both […]

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Mere Fidelity: Reviving the Worship Wars

Mere Fidelity: Reviving the Worship Wars

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Mere Fidelity: Silence, with Brett McCracken - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In this episode, we discuss Martin Scorsese’s new film Silence, which is an adaptation of Shūsaku Endo’s book of the same name. Film critic Brett McCracken makes his Mere Fidelity debut; he reviewed the film here, and can be followed on Twitter here. […]

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On the Executive Order Regarding Refugees | Mere Orthodoxy

The greatest challenge Trump's executive order poses to most Americans is simple: Can we keep our heads enough to make sound judgments as a country?