American Evangelicalism as a Controversy Generator Machine

February 6th, 2024 | 8 min read

Two church situations I have witnessed during my time as a Christian, both coming during my time in a confessional reformed denomination.

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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, The Dispatch, National Review, Comment, Christianity Today, and Plough. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.

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