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Brett McCrackenCultureSocietyGray MattersbeerdrinkingbrewingLibertyalcohollegalismFormation

Are You Free to NOT Drink?

What happens when Christian freedom to enjoy alcohol goes from being a "nice to have" to a "must have"? When liberty becomes just a new sort of legalism?

Jake MeadorPoliticsHistory

Two scholars debate violence and the nation state | Mere Orthodoxy

Friend of Mere O Brad Littlejohn and William Cavanaugh have had in interesting debate on violence and the nation state over at the Political Theology blog.

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

Debate, Inquiry and Learning to Tell the Difference - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Debate and inquiry are not the same things. Learning to tell the difference is crucial for questioning well.

Guest Writer

Playful, Passionate, Principled, but never Putrid Polemics (Or, Don’t Forget Jesus in an Argument) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

What does it mean to engage in polemics as a Christian? May we be playful, passionate, and principled. Let us shy away from putrid polemics at all costs.

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

The Vocation of Writing When Words are Cheap

The vocation of writing has shifted as the value of words has been reduced. How should we think about the craft of writing when words are free?

Matthew Lee Andersonend of our exploringRob BellFormation

On Conservatives and Progressives Together

Conservatives and progressives have not questioned well. Matthew Lee Anderson's The End of Our Exploring brings them together under this charge.

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

A Personal Note about *The End of our Exploring*

A Personal Note about *The End of our Exploring*

Brett McCrackenTechnologyCultureSocial TrendsSocial MediaThe Bling Ringpresent shockSelfieSofia CoppolaGray MattersRichard Brody

Selfie Deception

How we consume culture says a lot about what we value. And how we consume has never been more public. What message are we sending in our tweets and selfies?

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

The End of Our Exploring: Buy One, Give One (for free)

The End of Our Exploring: Buy One, Give One (for free)

Matthew Lee Anderson

The End of our Exploring: A Book about Questioning and the Confidence of Faith

The End of our Exploring: A Book about Questioning and the Confidence of Faith by Matthew Lee Anderson is an exploration of waht it means to question well.

Derek RishmawyTheology and PracticeRachel Held Evansbeliefs set in stonederek rishmawy

Beliefs Are Not Set in Stone, Except for When They're on Tablets

It looks like Peter changed his mind about some key Old Testament teachings; maybe our beliefs are not set in stone either.

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

The End of our Exploring: The Trailer and Sample Chapters - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The End of Our Exploring has a trailer and sample chapters. They are here, if you click this link.