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Trading Culture Wars for Culture: Milliner on Conservative Cultural (non)Engagement

August 24th, 2009 | 3 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Milliner’s recent article for Public Discourse is a triumph that had me shouting ‘yes’ all the way through.  As a young conservative who remains hopeful that conservatism offers something deeper than tax cuts or strong defense, I found Milliner’s piece to be gratifyingly refreshing.  His is a conservatism that ends—or rather, starts—with culture, which he argues contemporary conservatism has largely ignored.  Writes Milliner:

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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.