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In my response to Frank Beckwith and John Mark Reynolds in The City, I pointed out that any that Christendom is impossible until evangelicals recover a robust notion of the
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
As observers of evangelicalism, few are better positioned than Mark Galli, a senior editor at Christianity Today. And what he sees is a movement divided into factions, but united by
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
Last Saturday, I spoke at the Christian Web Conference on the question of church online. My prepared remarks, which I have slightly modified, are below. Over the past few weeks,
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
Earlier this spring, I had the opportunity to write up my thoughts on the generational shifts in evangelicalism (see also the related conversation here and here). The most recent issue
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
In The New Media Frontier, I distinguished between being and doing before going on to argue that the only way to signify one’s presence online was through linking, commenting, or some other activity. Otherwise, readers remain ‘depersonalized,’ known only by […]
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
The Christian Web Conference, which is happening this September at Biola University, has started a monthly newsletter for "web pioneers." It's designed to feature articles of
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
I am grateful to Gary Hartenburg for his detailed and thorough response to my article. My hope in writing the article was not to offer a final verdict, but another perspective in what is already a long conversation about the […]
TexChurch
St. Paul is still relevant today, and not just in the general sense. Paul is relevant today in what has become something almost like historical déjà vu. When Paul began traveling across Palestine and then Asia Minor and Europe, the […]
TexMusicChurchTheology and Practice
We’re living in a time when there is a manifest crisis of worship in the church. It’s almost as if we’re in the midst of a rebellion
Keith E. BuhlerChurch
For most Christians in most places at most times, believers have desired (and been able) to distinguish between orthodox/faithful members of the Church and heterodox/faithless (seeming) members. The criteria may change, or may be much debated, but the commonest assumption […]
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
In theological circles, the idea of 'mission' is clearly the concept du jour. While the idea of the missio Dei--the mission of God--extends at least as
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
One of the more interesting stories to come out in recent months has been the shift that Willow Creek has been undertaking. For those not aware, Willow Creek has been the flagship for ‘seeker sensitive’ congregations. However, in recent months, […]