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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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Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A few months ago, Russell Moore penned an excellent piece in Touchstone on how Christians should begin to reconsider their position on cremation (a piece, I should point out, that spawned some excellent conversation here at Mere-O).  As a practice, […]

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Hillary and Al: The White House Civil War - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Sally Bedell Smith published an excerpt of her forthcoming book on the Clinton White House in Vanity Fair.   It is an interesting portrayal of how Hillary and Al’s respective campaigns clashed in the 2004 elections. Choice quotes: Bill and Hillary’s […]

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Book Memed. - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Friend and fellow blogger Brant DeBow has tagged me in a meme about books that I have decided to take up. I won’t pass it along, but I thought some of you may be interested. Oh, and since the Bible […]

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Questioning Humanity: Where are You? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Recently, my good friend and teacher Dr. John Mark Reynolds glossed the opening to Plato’s Phaedrus, which opens with the provocative set of questions, “Where did you come from, and where are you going?” Doctor Reynolds points out that we […]

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The Malleability of the Body: Is Physicality Given?

The Malleability of the Body: Is Physicality Given?

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Conversations that Count: How Leaders Lead Discussions - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

*Note: After taking a summer break from this series, I am returning to it and will finish it this fall.  For other posts in the series, see the bottom of this post.* The flexible nature of discussion presents an inherent […]

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Under Review: Neurosis and Human Growth

Under Review: Neurosis and Human Growth

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Our Teachable Moment: Learning (the right) Lessons from the War

Our Teachable Moment: Learning (the right) Lessons from the War

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Under Review: The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture

Under Review: The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture

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The Future and Its Enemies

The Future and Its Enemies

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The Body of Music - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Music has a body. Or, as Jeremy Begbie argues in the latest Books and Culture, the expression of music is inseparable from corporeality. Music making and music hearing are ways we engage the physical world. Even in the case of […]

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The Undramatic Universe: Jason Bourne and God

The Undramatic Universe: Jason Bourne and God