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Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season Episode 3: Christmas

Join Erin and Danielle as they the season of Christmas and how Christ’s incarnation shapes the way we think about and relate to our own bodies.

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season Episode 3: Christmas

Join Erin and Danielle as they the season of Christmas and how Christ’s incarnation shapes the way we think about and relate to our own bodies.

Ali KjergaardFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Day | Mere Orthodoxy

Bonhoeffer likened the coming of Christ to the sound a trapped miner hears when rescue is drawing close. He responds to the sounds with shouts of joy.

Susannah Black RobertsUncategorized

The Political Theology of Brunch: a Post in Honor of the Season - Radio Free Thulcandra

Among the many reasons for my affection for the 16th c. German political philosopher and jurist Johannes Althusius is this: He gets specific, to a degree that may be fanciful but is endlessly fascinating, about the commonality between different levels of political […]

Susannah Black RobertsUncategorized

The Political Theology of Brunch: a Post in Honor of the Season - Radio Free Thulcandra

Among the many reasons for my affection for the 16th c. German political philosopher and jurist Johannes Althusius is this: He gets specific, to a degree that may be fanciful but is endlessly fascinating, about the commonality between different levels of political […]

Joshua HeavinFeatured

A Hidden Life as a Temptation Narrative | Mere Orthodoxy

If the world isn't ultimately defined by zero-sum power struggles but by something deeper then we can expose ourselves to risk on behalf of the weak.

Jake Meador

The Trumpists and the Third Commandment - Commonplaces

In yet another instance of the alarming fall of the Christian right, the Trumpists are violating the third commandment again.

Jake Meador

The Trumpists and the Third Commandment - Commonplaces

In yet another instance of the alarming fall of the Christian right, the Trumpists are violating the third commandment again.

Jake MeadorFeatured

Mere Orthodoxy Best of 2019 | Mere Orthodoxy

This is our annual list of some of the top essays, reviews, and columns published at Mere O in 2019.

Jake MeadorFeatured

The 2019 Eliot Awards - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Each year in December we publish our Eliot Awards at Mere Orthodoxy for excellence in long-form writing over the past 12 months.

Matthew ArboPoliticsFeaturedChurch

Come, Desire of Nations, Come: An Advent Reflection | Mere Orthodoxy

Wesley's evocative line in "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," is a reference to Haggai. Looking closely at the text can help us better understand the hymn.

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

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