Mere Orthodoxy, or Mere O as we affectionately call it, began in April 2004 as a place for a group of college guys to stay in touch. What began with modest aspirations of simply staying in touch with each other’s intellectual pursuits has now expanded: we want to be a place where readers of all ages can gather to think deeply about the truth of the Christian faith with respect to the culture around us. Though we are better at talking about some parts of culture than others, we work hard to address many different media and issues for our readers.

Why Mere Orthodoxy? The name is a fusion of the two most famous writings of two significant influences on us: C.S. Lewis (Mere Christianity) and G.K. Chesterton (Orthodoxy). More than that, the name identifies what we want to convey and preserve–an orthodoxy that is confidently humble yet not constrained to theology alone. “Faith of our fathers, living still”–as thinkers, we want to see how that faith applies to law, to science, to philosophy, to art, to movies, to music, to whatever we happen to be thinking about at the time.

That’s Mere Orthodoxy. Stick around, read a bit, and raise your own voice. We’ll do our best to listen.