The Archive

Every essay.

E. J. HutchinsonEthics

The 10 Commandments are the Foundation for Protestant Ethics

The 10 Commandments are a summary of the divine and moral laws, and its principles are identical in substance with the natural law.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere Fidelity: Silence, with Brett McCracken

In this episode, we discuss Martin Scorsese’s new film Silence, which is an adaptation of Shūsaku Endo’s book of the same name. Film critic Brett McCracken makes his Mere Fidelity debut; he reviewed the film here, and can be followed on Twitter here. […]

Samuel JamesFeaturedEvangelicalismAnthropology

The Sexual Revolution Is Abortion

The sexual revolution depends upon a literally violent division of individual identity and individual bodies. The most brutal proof of this is abortion.

Matthew Lee AndersonFeaturedCurrent Politics

On the Executive Order Regarding Refugees

The greatest challenge Trump's executive order poses to most Americans is simple: Can we keep our heads enough to make sound judgments as a country?

Matthew LoftusPolitics

Civics is not LARPing

We should oppose Trump's presidency, not resist it. More importantly, we should cultivate civic character.

Jake Meador

The Need to be Outside Christianity

Vanauken: Davy and I, we later decided, were immeasurably helped in our serious look at Christianity by where we considered ourselves to be: we did not at all suppose that we were Christians, just because we were more or less […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere Fidelity: Episode #100

When we started this here show, we weren’t sure that we would make it to episode 2–much less 100.  We’re very grateful for your kind support and patronage the past few years. In this 100th episode, we answer a smattering […]

Jake Meadorc.s. lewisdorothy sayersG. K. Chesterton

Christianity Will Cost You Everything

Sheldon and Davy Vanauken were able to come to Christianity precisely because they knew what it would cost them.

Guest WriterEvangelicalism

Recovering Traditional Apologetics: Review of Penner's End of Apologetics

Blake Adams argues that Myron Penner's "End of Apologetics" is a useful book but one that is defined by an unfortunately false dichotomy.

Jake MeadorFeaturedEconomics and BusinessEvangelicalism

The Business of Evangelicalism: Notes on Gloege's "Guaranteed Pure"

Tim Gloege's book "Guaranteed Pure" is an essential study of evangelical history and a penetrating analysis of how business norms shaped the movement.

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics

Sympathy for the Trump Voter

Do Trump voters require our sympathy? Not really. But we can't just dismiss them, either.

Jake Meador

Silence, Martyrdom, and the Call to Die

Far from being his salvation, Rodrigues decision to apostatize is actually a further confirmation of the great sin that plagues him throughout Endo's book.