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Guest WriterFeaturedEducation

A New Kind of Theological Master's Degree | Mere Orthodoxy

Biola professor Fred Sanders explains the rationale for Biola University's new Master of Arts in Classical Theology program.

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEducation

where Foucault and the Apostle Paul meet - Doctors Without Boredom

This interview with Alan Jacobs is full of all the things I love to think about! The new book has an “Interlude,” in which you point to “other pilgrims, other paths,” and one of the figures is Dorothy Day, an icon […]

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEducation

where Foucault and the Apostle Paul meet - Doctors Without Boredom

This interview with Alan Jacobs is full of all the things I love to think about! The new book has an “Interlude,” in which you point to “other pilgrims, other paths,” and one of the figures is Dorothy Day, an icon […]

Jake MeadorFeatured

Book Review: C. S. Lewis on the Christian Life by Joe Rigney

Rigney's book is an ideal introduction and summary of the key themes in Lewis's work and a remarkable achievement in summarizing a prolific, complex author.

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

oikonomia and economics - Doctors Without Boredom

I don’t wholly agree with everything that Oren Cass has to say here, but he has some very important observations and proposals in this essay about work, family, and political economy: Alongside stable political institutions that protect basic freedoms, family […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

oikonomia and economics - Doctors Without Boredom

I don’t wholly agree with everything that Oren Cass has to say here, but he has some very important observations and proposals in this essay about work, family, and political economy: Alongside stable political institutions that protect basic freedoms, family […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics

raising our kids to love others - Doctors Without Boredom

Since yesterday’s post talked about the value of community and raised questions about how we’re raising our children to love others (or not), here’s a strong essay from D.L. Mayfield about that very subject! It is difficult to raise our […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics

raising our kids to love others - Doctors Without Boredom

Since yesterday’s post talked about the value of community and raised questions about how we’re raising our children to love others (or not), here’s a strong essay from D.L. Mayfield about that very subject! It is difficult to raise our […]

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: Walking through Infertility

Mere Fidelity: Walking through Infertility

Nathan Luis CartagenaFeatured

Does the Bible Teach About Race? | Mere Orthodoxy

The question may seem simple at first, but we quickly run into challenges both with defining "race" and identifying the concept of "race" in ancient texts.

Matthew LoftusFamilyCulture

longing for community - Doctors Without Boredom

My friend Breanna Randall shares some thought-provoking observations about community life in North America and Southeast Asia: It’s not my goal to communicate that my Southeast Asian neighborhood is objectively better than that of my North American counterparts (though I’ve […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCulture

longing for community - Doctors Without Boredom

My friend Breanna Randall shares some thought-provoking observations about community life in North America and Southeast Asia: It’s not my goal to communicate that my Southeast Asian neighborhood is objectively better than that of my North American counterparts (though I’ve […]