The Path Before Us By Matthew Lee Anderson Considerations from the intersection of theology, ethics and society. 375 subscribers 54 issues Subscribe to our newsletter This thingy has to be empti pwieshh
#51 May 15, 2019 Pressure Valves, Social Justice, and Gay Christians - Issue #51 – Let us now all thank God for pressure valves, which regulate highly combustible containers and thus s
#50 May 13, 2019 Suffering and Compassion, with Trollope - Issue #50 – TLDR: We think suffering tends to make us compassionate. Does it? “Nothing is so powerful in making a
#49 May 10, 2019 Adoption and IVF - Issue #49 – One of the more curious lines of criticism that my friend Andrew Walker and I received on our essay o
#48 May 8, 2019 Dreher and Augustine on Fear and Politics - Issue #48 – This is a candid admission by Rod Dreher, who is nothing if not an honest and transparent writer:The
#47 May 6, 2019 On the Community BBQ- Issue #47 – At one point on Saturday, I watched the McLennan County District Attorney sit and talk with an indivi
#46 May 3, 2019 On BBQ and Stigmas - Issue #46 – On Saturday my church is hosting a barbecue at the visitation center of our county jail. I spoke ofte
#45 May 1, 2019 Luke 18, and the Urgency of Justice - Issue #45 – 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my a
#44 Apr 29, 2019 A Reply to Grudem on IVF - Issue #44 – NB: This is a full essay (2300 words). I would apologize about violating my newsletter rules, except
#43 Apr 26, 2019 In Vitro Fertilization - Issue #43 – Yesterday, an essay opposing in vitro fertilization I co-authored with Andrew Walker was published at
#42 Apr 24, 2019 Exhaustion with Sin and the Source of Change- Issue #42 – TLDR: We’re only gonna change, people, when we finally get exhausted with sin. What is it that causes
#41 Apr 19, 2019 On Good Friday - Issue #41 – Editor's note: For Good Friday, I thought I would send a special edition of 'clips and comments.' I'l
#40 Apr 17, 2019 The Meaning of Notre Dame- Issue #40 – I watched the burning of Notre Dame in stupefied horror. I am not French, and not Catholic. But like
#39 Apr 15, 2019 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 - Issue #39 – 6 Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers
#38 Apr 12, 2019 Augustine on Sinning in Marriage - Issue #38 – If two people are burning with passion and incontinent in their desires, is their choice to marry a s
#37 Apr 10, 2019 Reactionaries, Past and Present- Issue #37 – "So much for the present situation. About remedies the question is more difficult. For my part I beli
#36 Apr 8, 2019 Forming Chastity (in The Tempest) - Issue #36 – In his penetrating commentary on Dante’s theology, Charles Williams divides the spiritual life betwee
#35 Apr 5, 2019 On Hope and Mercy - Issue #35 – NB: This is the final excerpt from my talks at Torrey. Regular programming should return next week. T
