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"Sacred Season," with Danielle Hitchen & Erin Morrow Hawley

Matt introduces the latest podcast at Mere Orthodoxy, "Sacred Season." Sacred Season is a new podcast hosted by Danielle Hitchen & Erin Morrow Hawley that covers the vocation

Jake MeadorBooks

Top Ten Books of 2019

It’s that time of year, so here’s my list of my ten favorite (new to me) books from 2019: Unbelief and Revolution by William Groen van Prinsterer This is the book to give your Protestant friend who is deeply suspicious […]

Guest WriterFeatured

Baby Yoda Explains Christian Denominations

In which the Mere Orthodoxy writers explain Christian denominations by explaining whether or not they would baptize Baby Yoda

Sarah Sanderson

Book Review: What is a Girl Worth? by Rachael Denhollander

Denhollander's story of abuse and justice is also a story about two distinct ways churches can respond to the ongoing abuse scandal in the American church.

Kyle KeatingSports

The Unexpected Virtue of Arbitrary Sports Allegiances

I live in a baseball town. I know this because in the fall of 2011, I found myself in a divey pizza joint with a bunch of other transplants from

Caleb Wait

"Seek First," with Dr. Jeremy Treat

Derek and Alastair sit down with pastor and theologian, Dr. Jeremy Treat to talk about his latest book on the Kingdom of God, ‘Seek First: How the Kingdom of God Changes Everything.’ Treat helps the guys work through the Christianese […]

Todd HainsBibleFeaturedFormationHermeneutics

Martin Luther, the Rule of Faith, and the Bible

Luther teaches that the catechism holds the entirety of the Christian faith. Even the educated laity and clergy need simple words and short summaries; how much more the simple and uneducated? Actually that’s why Luther thinks the simple need the […]

Matthew LoftusCulture

an alternative ethic

Africa will define the future, but perhaps not in the way that Jack Dorsey hopes.

J Arthur BloomFeaturedembodiment

Why We Need an Interfaith Gravedigger's Guild

Many Americans do not have the means to obtain a dignified burial after their death. Christians, Muslims, and Jews ought to do something about that.

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season Episode 2: Advent

Join Erin and Danielle as they explore the first season of the liturgical year—Advent—and ask what it teaches us about remembering and waiting on the Lord.

Jake MeadorFeatured

Book Review: Kids These Days by Malcolm Harris

Harris offers a devastating indictment of the late capitalist order, but because he lacks an account of personhood he struggles to define an alternative.

Caleb Wait

The ETS Special with Dr. Fred Sanders, Dr. Gavin Ortlund, and Dr. Matthew Emerson

Matt and Derek are at ETS in San Diego and are joined by friends of the show, Dr. Fred Sanders, Dr. Gavin Ortlund, and Dr. Matthew Emerson. Banter aside, this episode gives a great look at what kind of fun […]