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The Future and Its Enemies

September 25th, 2007 | 2 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

For many, the future is a source of anxiety. Macbeth's temptation--to know with certainty the outcome of our lives--is powerful because it is common. Yet there are others for whom the unknown possibilities of what is to come prompt only excitement, optimism and an eagerness to innovate.

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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.