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Alastair RobertsPolitics

Sometimes Narratives Betray the Cause

The story of Elizabeth Holmes reminds us of how image and narrative can blind us to what is true of a person and discredit legitimate social movements.

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: Are there any more Christian 'Intellectuals'?

Mere Fidelity: Are there any more Christian 'Intellectuals'?

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

The Context of Purity Culture | Mere Orthodoxy

If we talk about 90s-era evangelicalism's approach to purity without noting the context in which those discussions happened, we'll miss the full picture.

Jake MeadorCulture WarCurrent Politics

More on Sex After Christianity - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

An embrace of same-sex marriage necessarily commits one to a broader set of beliefs and principles that are incompatible with classical Christianity.

Jake MeadorCulture WarCurrent Politics

On David Gushee's Dishonesty

David Gushee's latest piece is further proof that progressive evangelicals are either awful thinkers or have been acting in bad faith all along.

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: On Plagiarism, with Justin Taylor

Mere Fidelity: On Plagiarism, with Justin Taylor

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

Francis Schaeffer and Christian Intellectualism

If Christianity needs interpreters to make it sensible to a post-Christian, materialistic west, could Francis Schaeffer be a good model for us?

Guest WriterEconomics and BusinessCurrent Politics

Global Economies, Immigration, and Precarious Places

So far as it goes, protecting places by managing the flow of immigrants makes sense, but it drastically understates how globalization complicates the issue.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Mere Fidelity: The Olympics and Sport with Michael Austin

Philosopher Michael Austin joins us to discuss the Olympics, sport, and whether we should watch any of it anyway.

Guest WriterCurrent Politics

The Cross and ISIS - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The primary response of Christians to Islamic terror cannot be cries for revenge. Instead, we must see the terrorists as image-bearers and pray for them.

Guest WriterCurrent Politics

The Nine Constellations of Donald Trump

A complex mixture of factors have come together to make Donald Trump the Republican nominee for president. Michael Graham lists nine of the most important.

Jake MeadorEconomics and Business

When Writers Become Brands No One Wins

As traditional structures for financing journalistic work fail, we cannot only ask how to pay for journalism, we must also ask how we to train journalists.