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Daniel DormanFeaturedCurrent Politics

The Maniac and the Theorist: Chesterton on Critical Theory - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It does not matter how beautiful a house seems, how stately its design, how lofty its ceiling, or how well intentioned its builders; a house built on sand will fall when the rain comes (Matt. 7:27). Ultimately, the premises or […]

Elizabeth SticeFeaturedEvangelicalism

Book Review: Preachers N Sneakers by Ben Kirby - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Over the last couple of years, one of the most fun, or infuriating, Instagram accounts to follow has been @PreachersNSneakers. For the uninitiated or the slightly less active on Instagram, PreachersNSneakers is an account that mainly posts pictures of preachers […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Beatitudes: “Persecuted for His Name” - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Have you ever wondered if Christian persecution really happens in America? Are you confused about how to respond when you are persecuted for your faith? In this episode, Alastair, Derek, and Matt finish their series of discussions on the Beatitudes. […]

Mitch EastFeatured

Vengeance is the Lord's - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In the Song of Moses, the dying leader of Israel preaches the word of God to God’s people. In Deuteronomy 32:35, God declares in this song, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay.” God’s vengeance is deadly: “I put […]

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism

Racial Reconciliation and the Queen of the Sciences - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In the 2013 book Aliens in the Promised Land, editor Anthony Bradley along with a number of other people of color who have served in predominantly white evangelical institutions explain in great detail why, as the subtitle has it, “minority […]

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

‘Reformed Resurgence,’ with Brad Vermurlen

‘Reformed Resurgence,’ with Brad Vermurlen

Bob StevensonFeatured

Book Review: "Faultlines" by Voddie Baucham - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Voddie Baucham. Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe. Washington: Salem Books, 2021. 270 pp, $24.99. Racism has reentered the public discourse with renewed vigor. Gone are the days of rosy optimism filled with racial reconciliation conferences and […]

Bill MeloneFeatured

Fragility, Heroism, and the Conditions of Modern Masculinity - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Near the end of the 2009 movie Zombieland, Woody Harrelson’s character shares his deep grief at losing his three-year-old son. Tallahassee, the gun-slinging warrior who kills zombies by opening his car door into their faces while driving, is distraught. A […]

Matthew LoftusCulturebo burnham

could i interest you in everything all of the time? [because everything is the same] - Doctors Without Boredom

By now you’ve probably watched “Welcome to the Internet”, Bo Burnham’s hilariously disturbing song about… well, the Internet. It’s funny, but I’ve stopped laughing at the jokes but still keep listening to it. If you haven’t already seen it and […]

Matthew LoftusCulturebo burnham

could i interest you in everything all of the time? [because everything is the same] - Doctors Without Boredom

By now you’ve probably watched “Welcome to the Internet”, Bo Burnham’s hilariously disturbing song about… well, the Internet. It’s funny, but I’ve stopped laughing at the jokes but still keep listening to it. If you haven’t already seen it and […]

Wyatt GrahamPoliticsFeatured

Government: Ally or Antagonist? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In years past, Christians were an ascendant force in culture. More recently, they have become a forgotten relic. Whether cultural force or relic, governing authorities rarely had cause to make Christians uncomfortable. But the coronavirus pandemic led to regional lockdowns […]

Cole HartinFeaturedCurrent Politics

The Metaphysical Stalemate Behind Political Divisions - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It’s been over 35 years since Lutheran theologian George Lindbeck published The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age. Lindbeck wrote The Nature of Doctrine as an attempt to grapple with the incommensurability of intra-Christian division, and […]