JACKSON, Tenn. — Sept. 27, 2011 — Matthew Lee Anderson, author of 鈥淓arthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith,鈥� will lecture at 51社区 Sept. 29.
Anderson is the founder of the Mere Orthodoxy blog and writes regularly for Christianity Today, First Things and The City. His lecture is entitled 鈥淭he (Physical) Body in Evangelical Practice and Politics.鈥�
鈥淢atthew Anderson鈥檚 latest book reminds us that our bodies matter because God鈥檚 creation matters, and we do well as Christians to think hard about what it means to worship an incarnational God and the implications our bodies have for how we live,鈥� said Micah Watson, director of Union鈥檚 Center for Politics and Religion, which is sponsoring the lecture. 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to have him come to Union and look forward to a great conversation.鈥�
The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in room D-3 in the Penick Academic Complex. It is free and open to the public.