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Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. He wrote a sci-fi Christian romance novel at age 12 (kind of a Star Wars meets Gilbert Morris thing) but has subsequently pivoted to primarily writing nonfiction about health, theology, medicine, culture, politics, and games.

Since 2015, Matthew and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, Comment, Christianity Today, and Mere Orthodoxy. He is the 2025 recipient of Trinity Forum's Michael J. Gerson Prize for Excellence in Writing on Faith and Public Life. ...more

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	Plough Quarterly No. 40 – The Good of Tech by Simon Oliver, Peter Mommsen (editor), Sara Nović (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Resisting Therapy Culture: The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond by Matthew Loftus (Goodreads Author), Alan Noble (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plough Quarterly No. 8: Who Is My Neighbor by Gerhard Lohfink, Navid Kermani, Denise Uwimana it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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If someone has grown up in an excessively legalistic church that downplayed the grace and love of God, I can see how this book could be helpful. However, the author is a bit too eager to describe traditional doctrines about sin and holiness as psycho ...more
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