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Matthew LoftusFamilyCulture

what if there's nothing to assimilate to? - Doctors Without Boredom

Shadi Hamid continues to be indispensable in thinking through issues of identity, belief, and assimilation in America: In short, Muslims are becoming more integrated, but they are becoming more integrated within only one half of the country, the Democratic one. […]

Matthew LoftusHistoryegypt

why is Turkey buying a town in Sudan? - Doctors Without Boredom

No posts planned for tomorrow- Merry Christmas! If you’re into Northeast African politics, you won’t want to miss this dispatch from Nanjala Nyabola: Suakin sits along Sudan’s Red Sea coast, a small grouping of faded buildings and historical ruins containing […]

Matthew LoftusHistoryegypt

why is Turkey buying a town in Sudan? - Doctors Without Boredom

No posts planned for tomorrow- Merry Christmas! If you’re into Northeast African politics, you won’t want to miss this dispatch from Nanjala Nyabola: Suakin sits along Sudan’s Red Sea coast, a small grouping of faded buildings and historical ruins containing […]

Matthew Loftuschina

a letter from a Chinese pastor - Doctors Without Boredom

This is a moving letter from a Chinese pastor arrested for preaching the Gospel: Those who lock me up will one day be locked up by angels. Those who interrogate me will finally be questioned and judged by Christ.  When I […]

Matthew Loftuschina

a letter from a Chinese pastor - Doctors Without Boredom

This is a moving letter from a Chinese pastor arrested for preaching the Gospel: Those who lock me up will one day be locked up by angels. Those who interrogate me will finally be questioned and judged by Christ.  When I […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureHistoryEthicsEducation

culture is learning to be free - Doctors Without Boredom

This is a fascinating interview with Patrick Deneen at the ever-worthwhile Comment magazine (subscribe now for $30/year!) Liberalism ends in slavery because its notion of freedom involves the pursuit of desires that can never be sated, that can never be fulfilled. […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureHistoryEthicsEducation

culture is learning to be free - Doctors Without Boredom

This is a fascinating interview with Patrick Deneen at the ever-worthwhile Comment magazine (subscribe now for $30/year!) Liberalism ends in slavery because its notion of freedom involves the pursuit of desires that can never be sated, that can never be fulfilled. […]

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The Mere Orthodoxy Holiday Gift Giving Guide | Mere Orthodoxy

Do you have a weird Christian friend who is Extremely Online? Use our guide to help you find the perfect gift for them this Christmas.

Matthew Loftus

"Shallow songs last for three years, and breed shallow believers that last for three years." - Doctors Without Boredom

Worship music is powerful and formative. How does contemporary worship music form us, for better or worse?

Matthew Loftus

"Shallow songs last for three years, and breed shallow believers that last for three years." - Doctors Without Boredom

Worship music is powerful and formative. How does contemporary worship music form us, for better or worse?

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: The Texts of Advent

Mere Fidelity: The Texts of Advent

Matthew LoftusEthicsEducationHealth & Medicine

more on teaching professionalism to medical students - Doctors Without Boredom

After reading Brewer Eberly’s great piece on the main site about virtue ethics and the Reformed tradition, I was delighted to find this reflection from him about teaching professionalism to medical students: And yet, medical students may be disconnected from moral […]