The Archive
Alastair RobertsCurrent Politics
Understanding the rise of Donald Trump requires more than lazy truisms and attacks. It requires a sympathetic attempt to understand Trump supporters.
Jake MeadorFormation
We're continuing our review of Sanctified by Grace with a brief review of John Webster's essay on mortification and vivification.
Guest Writer
Dylan Pahman argues that the Jedi aversion to family is not a failure on their part, but an appropriate recognition of the nature of the Force's calling.
Jake MeadorBibleFormation
We're reviewing Suzanne McDonald's essay on election in our first post with the Sanctified by Grace blog tour.
JF Arnold
Derek, Alastair, and Matt return in the new year to talk about Hillsong.
Matthew LoftusCurrent Politics
Long-time Mere O reader Boromir comes to the defense of Ted Cruz against the charges leveled against him by Matthew Lee Anderson.
Jake MeadorEvangelicalism
One of the long-term interests of Mere Orthodoxy has been trying to revitalize Christian discourse online in ways that move beyond the categories commonly used in conversations about world-view. Though the world-view critics are not always presenting the movement as […]
Jake MeadorEvangelicalism
If you're leaving a difficult church, don't look to the internet or online communities to make it better.
Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalismFormation
There are a few more things that need to be said as we wrap up this week’s Crump-related fun. (And no, I did not watch last night’s debate so do not ask me about it. I was busy playing Football […]
Jake MeadorCurrent Politics
To say that not voting in an election is nihilistic may suggest a shrunken imagination.
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalismCurrent Politics
If you need proof of the bankruptcy of the politics of the establishment religious right, look no further than the ascent of Ted Cruz.
Steven WedgeworthEvangelicalism
The group Black Lives Matter has explicitly asked people not to hijack the slogan if they don't support their entire vision. What should evangelicals do?