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Jake Meador

Should We Expand the Scope of the Abortion Debate? - Commonplaces

Should "pro-life" activism encompass other concerns beyond banning abortion or is the movement best served by focusing more narrowly on abortion?

Jake Meador

Should We Expand the Scope of the Abortion Debate? - Commonplaces

Should "pro-life" activism encompass other concerns beyond banning abortion or is the movement best served by focusing more narrowly on abortion?

Matthew LaPineFeaturedChurch

On Being a Church for the Weak | Mere Orthodoxy

Healthy churches must be churches in which downward mobility is a normal part of the community's life, in which the community is attentive to the weak.

Guest WriterFeatured

The Radicalization of John Avery Whittaker | Mere Orthodoxy

Mere O's editors can confirm the current status of beloved radio host John Avery Whittaker: He has left evangelicalism behind and joined the Bruderhof.

Caleb WaitMere Fidelity

Kinism, Online Troll-Culture, and the Poway Shooter with Joe Carter

Kinism, Online Troll-Culture, and the Poway Shooter with Joe Carter

Susannah Black RobertsPoliticsEthics

We'll make that great heart what we want it to be. - Radio Free Thulcandra

Just throwing this up here for future reference, after thinking and writing a bit about about Margaret Sanger’s intense Lothrop Stoddard fangirling, and the eugenicist origins of Planned Parenthood: “Man has got to take charge of Man. That means, remember, […]

Susannah Black RobertsPoliticsEthics

We'll make that great heart what we want it to be. - Radio Free Thulcandra

Just throwing this up here for future reference, after thinking and writing a bit about about Margaret Sanger’s intense Lothrop Stoddard fangirling, and the eugenicist origins of Planned Parenthood: “Man has got to take charge of Man. That means, remember, […]

Paul D. MillerFeaturedCurrent Politics

The Jedi are Selfless: Identity, Nationalism, the Humanities, and Liberalism

Turning the public square into a battleground for identity groups has hurt civil society. Fixing it will require a return to classical liberal ideals.

Kevin BrownFeaturedEvangelicalismCurrent Politics

Faith and Heavenly Fitness: Would Alt-Right Christians Like Heaven? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Nicholas Fuentes is many things. He’s a young, politically engaged person who seems to possess some kind of sincere religious faith. He frequently elevates Christian culture, advocates for faith in the public realm, and defends traditional Christian beliefs with evangelical […]

Caleb Wait

Responding to Sexual Abuse in The Church with Dr. Justin Holcomb - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Matt and Alastair sit down with Dr. Justin Holcomb to discuss the difficult topic of sexual abuse in the church and how to identify and prevent it. Timestamps: Intro + The constructive aspects in evangelicalism’s new discussion surrounding sexual abuse […]

Daniel DeCarloFeaturedCurrent Politics

Friends, Enemies, and the Anti-Christian Right | Mere Orthodoxy

The American right wing can confront the white nationalist contagion within its midst with a substantive account of the good or pass into nothingness.

John ThomasFeatured

Book Review: The Kingdom of God Has No Borders by Melani McAlister

American evangelicalism's missionary movements have often had a disruptive effect on the domestic life of American evangelicals.