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Jake MeadorBlogging

Housekeeping News - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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

Religious Extremism and Religious Liberty - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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

Hope, History, and the American Church After Obergefell - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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

3 Lessons from "The Faith of Christopher Hitchens"

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

Mere Fidelity: Amoris Laetitia - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The full crew shows up this week to discuss Pope Francis's Amoris Laetitia. They are joined by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry.

Alastair RobertsTelevision

Why We Should Jettison the "Strong Female Character"

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

Mere Fidelity: Tribalism

Matthew LoftusEconomics and Business

Are Home Economies Inaccessible to Gay Christians?

What does cooking mean for singles if "sex begins in the kitchen"?

Samuel James

Reviewing "The Faith of Christopher Hitchens"

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

Mere Fidelity: Time - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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

Purity, Ecclesiology, and the Benedict Option - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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

Blame Derrida for Donald Trump | Mere Orthodoxy

Deconstructionism tells us that words don't really have any meaning. Donald Trump's campaign has taken that idea and run with it.