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Andrew WalkerChurchSocial TrendsEvangelicalismTheology and PracticeEmerging Adulthood/AdolescenceSocietyFormation
Pick up any popular-level article on college-age church attendance or attend any church growth webinar, and you’ll almost assuredly find some hip, church growth expert bemoaning the
Matthew Lee AndersonEarthen Vessels
In the introduction to Earthen Vessels, I wrote that my hope was that the book would generate conversation within our quirky movement about our physical bodies and the role they play in God’s redemptive purposes in our lives and the […]
Kevin WhiteEmerging Adulthood/AdolescenceSociety
My reading suggestion follows Cate’s example in fleeing from a specific recommendation. And she gives very good advice. The assigned books are one of the big reasons you’re
Matthew Lee AndersonEmerging Adulthood/AdolescenceSociety
What one book would you have a college student read? It's not necessarily an easy question. There are hundreds of guides for college students out there, some of
Matthew Lee AndersonEducation
They’re coming a little late this month, as last weekend (when I normally put them together) was a busy one for me. But don’t let that stop you from enjoying the most popular and interesting posts during the month of […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
I was sitting inside a prayer chapel, trying to meet with the Almighty. When we say where we were, we fold the world into our own stories, weaving it between
Cate MacDonaldCollege and University
Matt asked a few of us here at Mere-O to write a post on the one book everyone should read in college. Over the next couple of days some
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsDemographicsGenderSocial TrendsTheology and PracticeSocial JusticeCurrent PoliticsSociety
Apologies for returning to this theme yet again, but this is what happens when discussions occur and I have words to say. At any rate, The Christian Post took a
Jeremy MannUncategorized
My wife's wonderful sister married a great guy this weekend; they asked me to give the homily at the wedding. I was stunned by the invitation, but also
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsDemographicsCurrent Politics
Sojourners, the leading organization of the evangelical left, can’t seem to escape the controversy that erupted in March when it rejected an advertisement from Believe out Loud, an organization trying to “significantly increase the number of local churches and denominations […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Andrew Walker on Alisa Harris' new memoir: Harris gets a lot right in her book—namely, that “something is deeply wrong with the evangelical politics in which our childhood
Cate MacDonaldFormation
The following is a meditation written for The Twenty Pieces Project. Julie Barrios and I founded The Twenty Pieces Project as a way to challenge ourselves and our readers in