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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.
Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology
There's lots of talk these days about Facebook being the next Microsoft. Is it? The main question for Facebook, as it is with nearly every interesting web idea,
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
I don't read Boars Head Tavern very much. I'll confess that up front. But they have hit on a discussion of politics lately that has been
Matthew Lee AndersonBooks
Michael Barone, a senior editor at US News and World Report, has written a gem of a history in his newest book Our First Revolution. While the American Revolution is
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Update: Consistent? Absolutely! Step one, then step two! My brother says "yes." I remain unconvinced. Watch this video of the Massachusetts gubernatorial debate. Romney argues forcefully that he
Matthew Lee Anderson
As they penned the books that form our name here at Mere Orthodoxy, we’re pretty interested in all things C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton. I’m enthralled by the new journal of the C.S. Lewis Foundation, which owns the Kilns and […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Sometimes, it is difficult to not be frustrated with God. After all, if he could change me into a saint in the twinkling of an eye, why wouldn't
Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood
I'm on holiday these days, which means (a) reading books rather than blogging and (b) watching far too many movies. Tonight: that quintessentially male western, Tombstone. Somewhat surprisingly,
Matthew Lee Anderson
Blogging will be a little lighter than normal the next two weeks. This week, I’ll be in Hawaii. Immediately after that, we drive to St. Louis and finally move in to our apartment. No doubt it will take me a […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood
Continuing my summer blockbuster binge, I dropped in to Transformers two nights ago. In sum, I got about what I expected: teenagers who are little more than eye-candy falling
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsUncategorized
I haven't decided on a candidate for 08 yet, but if Mitt Romney continues making moves like these, he will quickly win my support. The candidates for President
Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood
First up, The Simpsons: The Movie. Typically irreverent, cheeky and at points bizarre. Unlike Serenity, the writers for the Simpsons managed to transfer the show from TV to movie without
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
During last week of Wheatstone Academy, several intuitions about the state of Christian youth were broadly confirmed: 1) It seems that on the whole, attention spans are decreasing considerably. Most
