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Jake Meador

On the roots of community | Mere Orthodoxy

One of the core problems for localists is making explicit the cultural assumptions that serve as the roots of community embedded in a local place.

Brett McCrackenReadingEducationcollegeBook Reviewslearningbooks

Summer Reading for College Graduates

How does one retain a passion for learning after college ends? Here are 5 summer reading book recommendations to ease the graduate into post-college life.

Matthew Lee AndersonSociety

On Why We should Love and Hate the Suburbs

An Augustianian reading of the suburbs and why we should both love and hate them. The suburbs are an attempt to capture the best of city and rural life.

Keith Millermetro-evangelicals

Why Do We Hate the Suburbs?

Evangelicals often hate the suburbs: we don't want to live there, for a number of reasons. Are these fair critiques, or are we ignoring a part of life?

Jake MeadorEvangelicalismJohn Piperfrancis chanTimothy J. Kellerchristian celebritiesradical christianity

What is to be done about the evangelical industrial complex?

Carl Trueman recently attacked the evangelical celebrity industrial complex. Does Radical Christianity offer anything different? Jake Meador examines.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Flesh of My Flesh: Responding to Anthony Esolen on the Boy Scouts - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Anthony Esolen's understanding of the Boy Scouts decision to admit gay students may be framed badly. Emily Alianello and Eve Marie Barner Gleason respond.

Brett McCrackenCulture

To Malick's "Wonder" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Some thoughts on Terrence Malick's latest film, "To the Wonder," in the light of the filmmaker's larger spiritual and philosophical concerns.

Guest WriterEvangelicalsEthicschristianityKathryn JoyceLiberia

Evangelicals and Foreign Adoption

Maralee Bradley proposes a cautious response to Kathryn Joyce's article on evangelicals and foreign adoption.

Guest WriterCulture

Constantine and the Gladiators: Politics or Culture? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The gladitorial games are a microcosm of Rome. So when Constantine and the Gladiators interact, are we seeing politics or culture? Derek Rishmawy explains.

Matthew Lee Anderson

Announcing Mere-O's Latest Effort: Mere-O Notes - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Mere Orthodoxy is announcing "Notes," its latest effort curated by Jake Meador.

Brad LittlejohnEvangelicalismCollege and University

Peter Enns and the Crisis of Evangelical Higher Education - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Peter Enns has critiqued evangelical higher education. Brad Littlejohn evaluates his criticisms and explores whether evangelical universities are in crisis.

Matthew Lee AndersonSociety

The Possibility of Persuasion in a Fragmented Age

Conservative Christians cannot give up on persuasion. They must maintain hope of their neighbors grasping the truth. Fragmentation can't stop persuasion.