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Caleb WaitFeatured

The Substance and Accidents of Star Wars | Mere Orthodoxy

The Rise of Skywalker looks like Star Wars, but that's all; it's a shell of a film with an outer lier that attempts to mask the film's emptiness.

John SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: December 31 - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” “And behold, I am coming […]

Guest WriterFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas: December 30 - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives […]

Matthew WilcoxenFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas: The First Sunday After Christmas - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven […]

Matthew WilcoxenFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: Holy Innocents | Mere Orthodoxy

The advent of Christ is an assault on ungodly rule and elicits its fiercest opposition—including the slaughter of the innocent.

John SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: St John the Evangelist | Mere Orthodoxy

On December 27th we celebrate the faithfulness of St John, the beloved disciple, and are comforted by the assurance that God judges justly.

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season Episode 3: Christmas

Join Erin and Danielle as they the season of Christmas and how Christ’s incarnation shapes the way we think about and relate to our own bodies.

Ali KjergaardFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Day | Mere Orthodoxy

Bonhoeffer likened the coming of Christ to the sound a trapped miner hears when rescue is drawing close. He responds to the sounds with shouts of joy.

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The Political Theology of Brunch: a Post in Honor of the Season - Radio Free Thulcandra

Among the many reasons for my affection for the 16th c. German political philosopher and jurist Johannes Althusius is this: He gets specific, to a degree that may be fanciful but is endlessly fascinating, about the commonality between different levels of political […]

Joshua HeavinFeatured

A Hidden Life as a Temptation Narrative | Mere Orthodoxy

If the world isn't ultimately defined by zero-sum power struggles but by something deeper then we can expose ourselves to risk on behalf of the weak.

Jake Meador

The Trumpists and the Third Commandment - Commonplaces

In yet another instance of the alarming fall of the Christian right, the Trumpists are violating the third commandment again.

Jake MeadorFeatured

Mere Orthodoxy Best of 2019 | Mere Orthodoxy

This is our annual list of some of the top essays, reviews, and columns published at Mere O in 2019.