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Justin HawkinsFeaturedCurrent Politics
Working from the thought of Rene Girard, Justin Hawkins explains how populism fails to measure up as an authentically Christian political theory.
Jake Meador
That is the claim made by Dan Hugger in a recent post at the Acton Institute. Hugger, picking up on the French-Ahmari debate, argued that my framing of the debate—that liberalism ultimately fails because it both relies on other social […]
Jake MeadorFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism
What happens when a community becomes so large that it is not able to do the very thing it was originally intended to do?
Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics
Rusty Reno is right to say that social conservatives should lead. But do we have the will to do so? And will we lead in a way that actually leads to life?
Brad EastFeaturedChurch
All that a sermon is meant to do is use human words to convey God's written word which, by the Spirit's grace, draw people toward a deeper love of God.
Guest WriterFeaturedembodimentHealth and Medicinehealth
The late capitalist economy has found many ways of turning the exploitation of human bodies into a booming business.
Matthew LoftusFeaturedHealth and Medicinehealth
Matthew Loftus reviews Kathryn Butler's new book which seeks to provide a Christian framework for thinking about end-of-life medical care.
Jake Meador
I just posted this on the Patreon page for Mere O and wanted to cross-post here to make sure everyone saw it. Hey all, I have a few news items to share with y’all: First: My book will be out […]
Caleb WaitMere Fidelity
Matt, Derek, and Alastair mull over the "boring" parts of scripture to see how these monotonous passages can be more greatly appreciated and share advice and resources that
Matthew EmersonFeatured
Walter Strickland's "Liberation and Black Theological Method" is an important summary of how 20th century black theologians approached the theological task.
Susannah Black RobertsArtPolitics
Several months ago, I went with a group of friends– mostly church people, from Emmanuel Anglican– to see a production of Euripides’ Herakles, in the original Greek, directed by our friend Caleb Simone. It was part of his doctoral work, […]
Jake MeadorEconomics
Bucer's plan for fighting poverty in late medieval Europe has elements that will offend both left and right, which is precisely why it is so interesting.