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Guest WriterTheologyBook Reviews

A Review of Theology as Discipleship by Keith Johnson

Keith Johnson's Theology as Discipleship is a deeply helpful book for theologians. But it is not, the protestations of its endorsers aside, for everyone.

JF ArnoldPreston YanceyMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: Preston Yancey

Mere Fidelity: Preston Yancey

Jake MeadorEthicsEconomics and BusinessCulture War

Boycotts and the End of Neighborliness

The growing popularity of boycotts suggests a dark future for neighborliness in the United States.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

Davenant House, Christian Community, and the Work of Study Centers - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Alastair Roberts, Brad Littlejohn, and Jake Meador discuss the immediate plans and long-term hopes for Davenant House.

JF ArnoldLord's SupperMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: The Lord's Supper

Mere Fidelity: The Lord's Supper

Jake Meador

"The Seer" Gets Wendell Berry Exactly Right. - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I think most readers of Wendell Berry, “The Seer” director Laura Dunn included, start with Berry’s non-fiction. They pick up The Unsettling of America or The Art of the Commonplace and go from there. That’s not how I came to Berry. I […]

Jake MeadorEconomics and BusinessCreation Care

An Interview with Laura Dunn, Director of "The Seer" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Tomorrow I hope to publish a brief review of Laura Dunn’s new film “The Seer.” It’s a unique film and a hard one to pin down because while it is a portrait of Wendell Berry, Berry himself is never actually […]

JF ArnoldMere Fidelitydancing

Mere Fidelity: Dancing

Mere Fidelity: Dancing

Jake MeadorLiteratureLord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien

Tolkien's Holy Fools

Tolkien's holy fools teach us a simple lesson: If you would save the world, you must love strawberries and cream.

Berny Belvedere

Walt Whitman on Neighbors and Strangers - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The poetry of Walt Whitman can help us learn to see how urban neighbors in a new way.

Jake MeadorTelevision

The Redundancy of House of Cards - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Flipping the script in House of Cards simply reminds viewers of how limited and derivative the script actually is.

Jake MeadorChurchCurrent Politics

Of Jayber Crow and Donald Trump - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

An inverted question of the great question facing Jayber Crow is the chief question facing many contemporary conservatives.