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Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsFeatured

Communicating the Gospel in a Partisan World | Mere Orthodoxy

“My kingdom is not of this world.” As he approaches the crux of his earthly life, our Savior simultaneously qualifies Pilate’s authority while submitting himself to it. It is an astonishing moment of political quietism, which is possible only because […]

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

Nations and Nation-States: A Question for National Conservatives - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

We need a theory of power to support conservative localism. But that theory cannot consist of simply pretending that nation-states are an unambiguous good.

Josh PaulingFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

The Hidden Transubstantiation of Contemporary Worship | Mere Orthodoxy

In countless churches across America’s denominational landscape, contemporary worship practices have won the day in the name of cultural relevance and stylistic preference. But inherent in contemporary worship is a dangerous dichotomy of style and substance that if not remedied, […]

Myles WerntzFeatured

Book Review: From Adam and Israel to the Church by Benjamin Gladd

Gladd's book is useful, but suffers from an under-developed understanding of the Holy Spirit's work in uniting and sustaining the church under Christ.

Rhys LavertyFeatured

The (Latest) Modern Prometheus | Mere Orthodoxy

The 2019 film "The Lighthouse" starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson is the latest attempt to understand the divides that emerge between generations.

Jake MeadorChurch

Notes on Shepherding the Spiritual Cynic | Commonplaces

Christians who hope to be of some use as neighbors must become comfortable shepherding the spiritual cynic who has seen great evil done in Jesus's name.

Jake MeadorChurch

Notes on Shepherding the Spiritual Cynic | Commonplaces

Christians who hope to be of some use as neighbors must become comfortable shepherding the spiritual cynic who has seen great evil done in Jesus's name.

Matthew SheddenTheology

Hauerwas on the "Trivial" | The Trivial

There is nothing more important for us to do in the face of the threat of nuclear war—or any other universalizing danger—than to go on living.

Matthew SheddenTheology

Hauerwas on the "Trivial" | The Trivial

There is nothing more important for us to do in the face of the threat of nuclear war—or any other universalizing danger—than to go on living.

Susannah Black RobertsTheologyItalyTravel

Ashes - Radio Free Thulcandra

Carnevale and Lent are both about the fundamental inversion, the not-grasping-after-safety, of Christianity.

Susannah Black RobertsTheologyItalyTravel

Ashes - Radio Free Thulcandra

Carnevale and Lent are both about the fundamental inversion, the not-grasping-after-safety, of Christianity.

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season Episode 6: Lent

Join Erin and Danielle as they discuss the penitential season of Lent and the role of spiritual disciplines in orienting our hearts to the Lord.