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Justin HawkinsFeaturedCurrent Politics

The War of All Against One: Why Christians Should Not Be Populists

Working from the thought of Rene Girard, Justin Hawkins explains how populism fails to measure up as an authentically Christian political theory.

Jake Meador

Is all human community parasitic? - Commonplaces

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 Meador

Is all human community parasitic? - Commonplaces

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

Are America's Megachurches Too Big to Fail? | Mere Orthodoxy

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

Can Social Conservatives Lead? | Mere Orthodoxy

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

Five Theses on Preaching | Mere Orthodoxy

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

Against an Economy Financed by Human Bodies | Mere Orthodoxy

The late capitalist economy has found many ways of turning the exploitation of human bodies into a booming business.

Matthew LoftusFeaturedHealth and Medicinehealth

Book Review: Between Life and Death by Kathryn Butler | Mere Orthodoxy

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

Mere O News (and a Book Perk!) - Commonplaces

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 […]

Jake Meador

Mere O News (and a Book Perk!) - Commonplaces

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

The "Boring" Parts of Scripture

The "Boring" Parts of Scripture

Matthew EmersonFeatured

A Review of Walter Strickland's "Liberation and Black Theological Method" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Walter Strickland's "Liberation and Black Theological Method" is an important summary of how 20th century black theologians approached the theological task.