The Archive
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
The End of our Exploring is a book that highlights the primacy of understanding, rather than apologetics, within the Christian life.
Jake MeadorEvangelicalism
The "Christianity Must Change or Die" meme is back. And with it come a group of Chicken Little evangelical bloggers convinced that evangelicalism is dying.
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalismchristianity
Conservative evangelicals face a crisis of confidence. Here are five fundamental questions that they must answer to improve their witness.
Cate MacDonaldEducation
Questioning is a form of desire. Jonathan Mueller of The Academy at Houston Baptist University explains.
Jake MeadorEducationCulture
What would happen if money from short-term missions trips were diverted toward under-funded local Christian institutions?
Cate MacDonaldEducation
Bad dates and textbooks have a lot in common, namely, bad questions. David Gilbert of The Academy at Houston Baptist University explains.
Matthew Lee Andersonchristianity todayradical chrisitanityrichard stearnesFormation
The ordinary and comfortable are not equivalent. Radical Christianity thrives by conflating them in unhelpful ways.
Cate MacDonaldFormation
Kids and questions go together. Cate MacDonald reflects on the questioning life in light of her work with high schoolers.
Guest WriterTelevisionlgbtqmtv's the real worldmtvpedro
MTV's 'The Real World' shaped our views of LGBTQ persons more than most care to admit. Pedro made homosexuality real for many people who had abstracted it.
Guest WriterLiteratureCollege and UniversityBook Reviewsreading guidebooks
If you want to figure out what is worth reading this year--and what isn't--be sure to see our list. This reading guide for 2013 has only the best.
Brett McCrackenCultureSocietyGray MattersbeerdrinkingbrewingLibertyalcohollegalismFormation
What happens when Christian freedom to enjoy alcohol goes from being a "nice to have" to a "must have"? When liberty becomes just a new sort of legalism?
Jake MeadorPoliticsHistory
Friend of Mere O Brad Littlejohn and William Cavanaugh have had in interesting debate on violence and the nation state over at the Political Theology blog.