The Archive
Jake MeadorBlogging
Hey all, here are a few brief housekeeping things I wanted to draw to your attention. Secure Browsing First, if you at the URL bar, you’ll see a padlock next to the URL for the website. This is a sign that […]
Jake MeadorEvangelicalismCurrent Politics
One reader (perhaps we can call him Mere O’s very own Professor Kingsfield?) of Friday’s post raised another possible mechanism that could be used by courts or legislatures to target conservative religious groups: the fear of “religious extremism.” Jake — […]
Jake MeadorEvangelicalismCurrent Politics
It’s a truth universally recognized by anyone who has ever talked about the BenOp that a person who expresses concern about the church’s future is in want of a person to quote Tertullian at them. Sorry, is that cheeky? Here’s […]
Jake MeadorFormation
Larry Taunton's book "The Faith of Christopher Hitchens" is a fine memoir that can teach evangelicals a great deal about evangelism, amongst other things.
JF Arnold
The full crew shows up this week to discuss Pope Francis's Amoris Laetitia. They are joined by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry.
Alastair RobertsTelevision
The rise of the "strong female character" as a trope in major TV shows and movies actually limits the dramatic possibilities for female characters.
JF ArnoldTribalismMere Fidelity
Mere Fidelity: Tribalism
Matthew LoftusEconomics and Business
What does cooking mean for singles if "sex begins in the kitchen"?
Samuel James
The Faith of Christopher Hitchens is a marvelous treatment of the British polemicist that avoids the many pitfalls one might expect to find in such a book.
JF Arnold
This week, Alastair, Derek, and Matt take the time to talk about, well, time. I know that wasn’t a good joke, but I don’t have time to think of another one. Any time spent only leads to worse jokes. I’ll […]
Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalism
The Benedict Option demands an ecclesiology that can promote both discipleship and evangelization. And the best answer may just be in Geneva.
Guest WriterCurrent Politics
Deconstructionism tells us that words don't really have any meaning. Donald Trump's campaign has taken that idea and run with it.