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Brandon McGinleyFeaturedCurrent Politics

The End of Bourgeois Christian Politics | Mere Orthodoxy

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 | Mere Orthodoxy

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 - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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 | Mere Orthodoxy

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 | Mere Orthodoxy

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 - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: The Value of Controversy

Mere Fidelity: The Value of Controversy

Susannah Black and Jake MeadorFeatured

Two Cow Denominations | Mere Orthodoxy

In which the Mere O writers explain various Christian denominations with the aid of two cows.

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism

The PCA's "Tim Keller Problem" | Mere Orthodoxy

The PCA has a number of problems. But "Kellerism" isn't the issue. And if we aren't careful, the critiques of Kellerism will become a far larger issue.

Matthew Lee AndersonFeaturedEvangelicalismCulture War

Evangelicalism's Flight 93 Moment: Reflections on the Nashville Statement

The larger problem with the Nashville Statement may well be the disregard its signers have for their conservative, thoroughly orthodox critics.

Gracy OlmsteadFeaturedBloggingCurrent Politics

The Christian Journalist in the Era of Fake News | Mere Orthodoxy

The rise of fake news has contributed to a crisis of public trust. Combating that crisis requires something from both journalists and their readers.