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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.

Susannah Black RobertsFeatured

Death in Venice | Mere Orthodoxy

Susannah Black is traveling in Italy, where they have canceled Carnivale due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Caleb WaitHumilityCultureTheologyChurchKarl Barthsystematic theologyMere Fidelity

"Divine Humility," with Dr. Matthew Wilcoxen

"Divine Humility," with Dr. Matthew Wilcoxen

Patience GriswoldFeatured

Executive Orders Don't Make Buildings Beautiful - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A draft executive order has recently riled up the architectural community. Entitled “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” it points out the ugliness in a number of modern architectural movements and calls for a return to classical and other traditional styles […]

Samuel JamesFeaturedCurrent Politics

Dwyane Wade's Selective Essentialism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Dwyane Wade’s enthusiasm for his child’s gender transition offers a fascinating example of transgender ideology’s selective performativity. Wade’s 12-year-old son, born Zion, recently announced he wanted to be referred to as a “she.” During an appearance on Ellen, Wade discussed […]

Caleb WaitPrayerCultureTheologyChurchMere Fidelityreligion

"The Lord's Prayer," with Dr. Wesley Hill

"The Lord's Prayer," with Dr. Wesley Hill

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

The Key Question the Sanders Campaign Must Answer | Mere Orthodoxy

By the end of the Democratic primary we are likely going to be far closer to knowing if ours is a revolutionary age or merely an era of stable decadence.

Micah HarrisFeaturedChurch

Why Churches Need Artists | Mere Orthodoxy

In loving our artists, churches can experience something urgent about ourselves that cannot be had in any other way.

Jake Meador

Honesty and Extremism | Commonplaces

When a movement's intellectuals can't even manage to be intellectually honest and become concerned exclusively with power, that movement has lost itself.

Jake Meador

Honesty and Extremism | Commonplaces

When a movement's intellectuals can't even manage to be intellectually honest and become concerned exclusively with power, that movement has lost itself.

Caleb WaitCultureTheologySciencemetaphysicsMere Fidelitynihilismatheism

"Science and The Good," with Dr. Paul Nedelisky

"Science and The Good," with Dr. Paul Nedelisky

Paul Frank SpencerFeatured

A Hidden Life According to Neil Postman | Mere Orthodoxy

Postman's critique of hot and cold media presents an interesting lens through which to consider Malick's new film "A Hidden Life."