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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

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

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

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

We enjoyed our last Bible study on Genesis 1 so much that we decided to do it again. Listen in as Alastair, Matt and Andrew discuss the second half of

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Mere Fidelity: A Bible Study on Genesis 1

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

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

In this latest episode of Mere Fidelity, we take up the question of Lent and individualism with Steven Wedgeworth, pastor of Christ Church Lakeland and writer at The Calvinist International.

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Mere Fidelity: The Fractured Republic, with Yuval Levin

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

In this episode of Mere Fidelity, we decide it's time to revive the worship wars. If you like the show, please do leave us a review on iTunes.

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Mere Fidelity: Silence, with Brett McCracken

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

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?