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Caleb WaitMere Fidelity

For and Against: Infant Baptism

For and Against: Infant Baptism

Jeremiah WebsterFeaturedHistoryEducation

Rise of the Scops: Wonder After the Pandemic | Mere Orthodoxy

The Anglo-Saxon scop was a figure whose office involved poetic and priestly roles which helped to open medieval eyes to the wonder of creation.

Brandon McGinleyPoliticsFeaturedChurch

The Church Speaks to the World: On Pope Francis's Urbi et Orbi Blessing

Pope Francis's benediction was a signal that the Roman Church wishes to speak not with the world but to the world—and to call it to life in Christ.

Matthew LoftusFeaturedHealth and Medicinehealth

The Ethics of Healthcare Rationing - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The call comes in the middle of my clinic session at the hospital in rural Kenya where I work. I apologize to the patient in front of me and answer my phone. It’s the emergency department at the hospital in […]

Joseph LaughonFeaturedCurrent Politics

Waiting for Conservative Renewal | Mere Orthodoxy

The nationalist conservatives have much to offer, but due to several key weaknesses we are still waiting for the movement to bring conservative renewal.

Brad EastFeaturedChurch

Sacraments, Technology, and Streaming Worship in a Pandemic

Streamed worship services are not nothing, but they are a decisively different thing than in-person worship and thus should be used only in extreme cases.

Joshua HeavinFeaturedCurrent Politics

Deaths of Despair and Lives of Hope in a Cynical Age | Mere Orthodoxy

Because the Christian's hope is rooted in objective fact it is resilient enough to survive even in times of great cynicism and despair.

Susannah Black RobertsPoliticsFeatured

Common Good Constitutionalism Considered | Mere Orthodoxy

The reaction against Vermeule's common good constitutionalism is proof that our political imaginations have been captive to libertarianism for far too long.

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season Episode 7: Pandemic Special

Erin and Danielle offer a few reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic and how we ought to live as Christians, parents, and neighbors in this uncertain season.

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season Episode 7: Pandemic Special

Erin and Danielle offer a few reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic and how we ought to live as Christians, parents, and neighbors in this uncertain season.

Derek RishmawyFeatured

The God Who Hears Our Lament | Mere Orthodoxy

Contrary to some critics, it is precisely because God does not change that we can feel secure bringing our laments before him.

Michael LynchFeatured

Book Review: The Wonderful Decree by Travis James Campbell

Campbell's book asks many good questions, but a lack of clarity about key terms and concepts hurts the argument at a number of key points.