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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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The Body Project: A History of American Girls - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“At the close of the twentieth century, the female body poses an enormous problem for American girls, and it does so because of the culture in which we live.” So opens Joan Jacobs Brumberg’s The Body Project:  An Intimate History […]

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The Possibility of Dogmatism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Over on Mere-O Abridged (the sidebar), where I highlight interesting articles by attempting a pithy line about them, I highlighted a review of the recently released research indicating that homosexuals can, in fact, change their behavior. The main thrust of […]

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Learning the Wrong Lesson

Learning the Wrong Lesson

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Revisiting the Canon Wars: Questions for Mere-O Readers - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Rachel Donaio has recently reviewed the state of the canon wars in light of the twentieth anniversary of Allan Bloom’s explosive Closing of the American Mind.  It is, it seems, a balanced piece that raises numerous interesting questions. I have […]

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A Unified Knowledge: Science and Theology

A Unified Knowledge: Science and Theology

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GodBlogCon: I'm "In."

GodBlogCon: I'm "In."

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Two Changes here at Mere-O

Two Changes here at Mere-O

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The Frontiers of Christian Humour (Updated)

The Frontiers of Christian Humour (Updated)

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Under Review: 3:10 to Yuma

Under Review: 3:10 to Yuma

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Not Today, Nabokov - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There’s hope for aspiring authors.  Alfred Knopf, who founded and ran Knopf Publishing (now owned by RandomHouse), missed nearly as many gems as he published: In the summer of 1950, Alfred A. Knopf Inc. turned down the English-language rights to […]

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Still Not Forgotten

Still Not Forgotten

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The False Meritocracy of Blogging - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

When I first started blogging, I would argue that it was as close to a meritocracy as I have ever seen. “The good stuff,” I argued, “almost always gets picked up and moved to the top of the heap. Good […]