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Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Persons or Personality, and Why it Might Matter - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Are we persons, or do we have personalities? The distinction seems trivial, but in fact cuts to the very core of our (theological) anthropology. In an excursus in Resurrection and Moral Order,, O’Donovan writes: In modern idealism the term ‘person’ […]

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RMO: Eschatology and History - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** Chapter Three: Eschatology and History […]

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Resurrection and Moral Order: The Created Order - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** When Christians talk about the […]

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Resurrection and the Moral Order: Series Intro - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

These are challenging times for Christians who want to live out the full Gospel, especially for those who seek to understand how their faith intersects with the public realm. On the one hand, Christians must understand and distinguish themselves from […]

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On Christian Dejection

On Christian Dejection

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Resurrection and the Moral Order - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I am going to be blogging through Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics next week. If anyone wishes to buy a copy and read through it while I post, let me know in the comments. […]

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

The Patience of God

The Patience of God

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Responding to Readers: Finding Clarity in the Worship Wars - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

When I offered three cheers and a jeer for evangelical worship music, I thought it might require some clarification and qualification. Like anything, this is a difficult issue if only because it’s not clear what worship songs–or hymns–are under consideration […]

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Three Cheers and a Jeer: In Defense of Praise Songs

Three Cheers and a Jeer: In Defense of Praise Songs

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Blink and the Subconscious Christian Life

Blink and the Subconscious Christian Life

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

For Sunday: The End of Anger

For Sunday: The End of Anger

TexFormation

Fact and Theory - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Why does the Bible simply proclaim, rather than argue and defend, difficult Christian doctrines like the Trinity or the Incarnation? This question has been staring at me all afternoon from the little pocket notebook I carry with me to church. […]