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Berny BelvederePoliticsFeatured

In the Center There Is Joy

Berny Belvedere argues that the great need of the moment is a new kind of centrism that can freely draw on the wisdom of both left and right.

Jake MeadorFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

Ecclesiology and the Zombie Pastor Problem

A brief note on the furor surrounding Patheos’s decision to add Mark Driscoll to their Evangelical channel: One of the common responses when something like this hits the press is for evangelicals, self-lacerating sorts that we are, to say that […]

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: Translating Genesis, with Samuel Bray and John Hobbins

Derek and Alastair are joined by Samuel Bray and John Hobbins, who have co-authored a new translation of Genesis 1-11. If you like the show, please do leave

Brad LittlejohnFeaturedCurrent Politics

Lessons from the Wreckage: Notes on Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

Lessons from the Wreckage, Pt. I: A Voice from the Whirlwind He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot, he rides on the wings of the wind; he makes his messengers winds, […]

Guest WriterFeatured

How to Work for Justice on Sunday Afternoon Without Leaving Your Couch

Colin Redemer provides a brief guide on how to engage in some Sunday afternoon slacktivism.

Brandon McGinleyFeaturedCurrent Politics

The End of Bourgeois Christian Politics

If Christianity stops being socially acceptable, what possible incentive can there be for Christians to keep chasing after middle-class respectability?

Guest WriterFeaturedHistory

US History, Structural Racism, NFL Protests, and the Kingdom of God

Michael Graham places the current debates surrounding national anthem protests into a broader context and explains how Christians should respond to them.

Matthew LoftusFeatured

The Uneasy Conscience of a Christian Liberal

In which Matthew Loftus argues, contra Jake Meador, that Michael Wear's "Reclaiming Hope" is a good model of thinking about Christian cobelligerence.

Matthew Lee AndersonFeatured

Mere Fidelity: Augustine's *Confessions,* Book I

This week Alastair, Derek, and Matt take up and read Book 1 of Augustine’s Confessions. If you’d like to read along–which we encourage you to do–Henry Chadwick’s translation is available widely at a reasonable price. If you like the show, please do leave […]

Jake MeadorFeatured

Book Review: Assimilate or Go Home by D.L. Mayfield

D. L. Mayfield's "Assimilate or Go Home," is a strong example of a young evangelical conversion narrative which is both prophetic and penitent in style.

Guest WriterTelevision

On Blood Sport and the Image of God

Is it possible to reconcile a robust doctrine of man being made in the image of God with the American love affair with MMA?

Guest WriterEconomics and BusinessFormation

Work and Pray

Tim LeCroy explains how the rhythms of work and prayer reinforce one another as part of Christian spiritual formation.