Fides Quaerens Intellectum: Faith Seeking Understanding

The MandM blog addresses philosophy of religion, ethics, theology,  jurisprudence and social commentary from a Christian perspective, with a distinctly kiwi twist. MandM utilise a deliberate blend of academic and popular writings, share snippets of their lives, blogging tips and mix it up with a good measure of dry humour in the hope that there will be something accessible for everyone in their pages.

MandM feature at the higher end of the New Zealand blog rankings and are consistently listed in the top 10 New Zealand Christian blog rankings (which they also run). They also do well in international blog rankings and can be found in the top 10 of both the Biblioblogs and the Top 25 Philosophy Blogs.

Who are MandM?
Dr Matthew and Madeleine Flannagan have been married for 12 years and have 4 children. They are Evangelicals, with Reformed leanings and are currently members of the Presbyterian Church. Both are adult converts and were not raised in Christian families. Politically they are both Classical Liberals, neither have political party affiliations.

Both were founding members of civil liberties student group, Student Choice, national leaders of tertiary student pro-life organisation, Students Organised to Uphold Life, and board members of research think tank, The Locke Foundation. They were elected as President and Vice-President of the University of Waikato’s Student Union. Currently they run Thinking Matters Auckland, an Apologetics organisation promoting the rational defence of the Christian faith. Matthew writes the column, Contra Mundum, in Investigate Magazine.

MandM are available for public speaking, debates, lectures, symposiums – see videos of them speaking here. They can speak on a wide range of topics including philosophy, ethics, theology, apologetics, critical thinking and logic; Matt is available for preaching. Both have years of experience talking to audiences both lay and academic and can pitch their topic to suit any audience from children through to university level.

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