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Andrew WalkerUncategorized
I apologize for bringing up the issue of Glenn Beck once again. As I expected, the comments surrounding him garner different, more vitriolic attitudes than I think is typical here
Andrew Walker
At this week’s upcoming Values Voter Summit 2010, I’ll be on assignment covering the events for MereOrthodoxy.com. Note: I will not be “live blogging” as much as I will be providing a daily summary of what’s occurring, whose shaking things […]
Andrew WalkerUncategorized
Yet those who deplore Beck and Palin fail to see that the reason for their popularity stems from their uninhibited willingness to evoke and champion precisely those values and themes
Matthew Lee Anderson
As evangelicalism has grown increasingly fragmented in recent years (or at least, as more articles get written saying it is), the labels to organize the different types of evangelicals have grown accordingly. We have emerging evangelicals, social justice evangelicals, […]
Andrew Walker
There’s been a torrent of debate in the evangelical blogosphere regarding Glenn Beck’s 8/28 “Restoring Honor Rally.” Dividing lines, more or less, have been drawn; allegations of evangelical elitism by Beck’s defenders and accustations of naive, nationalism by his critics. […]
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
In a famous quip about Revelation, G.K. Chesterton wrote, "And though St. John the Evangelist saw many strange monsters in his vision, he saw no creature so wild
Andrew WalkerPolitics
We at Mere-O, seeking to embody a robust Christian orthodoxy coupled with sound social engagement, hereby condemn the proposed Quran burning by a church in Florida whose name we
Matthew Lee Anderson
When Jon Acuff writes about sex, people pay attention. Actually, that’s not quite right. When anyone writes about sex, people pay attention. It’s impossible not to. Even though we’ve probably heard everything there is to say about the matter, we […]
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
Doug Wilson has been at the forefront of arguing for what he calls “Mere Christendom” of late, and I’m grateful to him for it. Even though we disagree on some important particulars, there’s nothing objectionable about this bit: The mistake […]
Matthew Lee AndersonBlogging
So, one guy writes a post about how young people who were raised within the church are leaving behind Christianity and offers a few reasons why. Good post. Dude’s got a book coming out on the topic, and it looks […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
There's an interesting conversation going on between Craig Carter and David Fitch about the relationship between Christians and the gay community. I don't know Fitch'
Matthew Lee AndersonChurch
Some time ago I went through and made a stab at defining the Gospel. I thought I'd continue plowing through defining terms and throw out these definitions for