Posts by: Matthew Lee Anderson
Chuck Colson passed away this weekend, leaving a massive vacancy within the evangelical world. Colson’s work was remarkable for its diversity, a diversity that Sarah Pulliam Bailey astutely pointed out reflected the evangelical movement that Colson was so much a part of: In many ways, Colson’s life encapsulated the eclectic nature of evangelicalism. His example [...]
It was eight years and six days ago that Mere-O first became a reality. A small group of friends, all student of the Torrey Honors Institute, realized that we could carve out a space online for a classically minded, conservative Christianity that was cheerful in its outlook, irenic in its tone, and thoughtful and considerate [...]
I first met Chris Krycho after he reviewed Earthen Vessels and proceeded to grill me about it. He’s a thoughtful fellow and wrote the following. As I had been planning on addressing the same piece soon, I asked if I could post Chris’ insight instead. I am grateful and honored he agreed. For more, follow [...]
I’ve been remiss in posting this, as last week’s travels kept me busier than I’d hoped. But last Monday I had the opportunity to tape an incredibly fun dialogue with Sarah Posner that started with Andrew Sullivan’s now infamous essay on Christianity’s crisis and eventually became me trying to make sense of evangelicalism from a [...]
The news that John Mark Reynolds is leaving Torrey was a bit of a blow to those who attended the program. John Mark’s personality and drive have left a mark on the program that will endure long into the future, even as he takes his talents to Houston Baptist. We were all naturally curious who [...]
David Brooks lands an important critique of how many young social entrepreneurs talk about development: There’s little social progress without political progress. Unfortunately, many of today’s young activists are really good at thinking locally and globally, but not as good at thinking nationally and regionally. Second, the prevailing service religion underestimates the problem of disorder. [...]
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. There is a moment for explanation, for inquiry and exploration. And there is a moment for wonder, for pausing to take the thing into yourself, to turn it over and inside out–which it will also do to you. This is the Friday [...]
I participated in a semi-f0rmal Twitter chat this evening with Fred Sanders on Andrew Sullivan’s Newsweek essay. It was a fun exercise and an interesting discussion and I am grateful to Biola for taking it on and to Brett McCracken for inviting me. You can read the whole thing here (find the bottom and read [...]
The response to Andrew Sullivan’s cover story on the crisis of Christianity has surprised me, if only because his appeal seems to go no deeper than rehashing the sort of anti-creedal theological liberalism that mainline Protestant denominations have taken to. The concerns that Andrew lays out are common enough. Christianity, we are reminded, has become [...]
Every four years, pundits praise the death and irrelevance of social conservatism only to be surprised when a politician that identifies with the movement becomes nationally relevant, even if he (or she) doesn’t win. Bush beat the frontrunner McCain, then Huckabee made McCain sweat, and now Rick Santorum has hung in there longer than anyone [...]
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