The Archive

Every essay.

Andrew WalkerPolitics

The Truth in Honesty

What was perpetrated this week by a particular brand of conservatism was neither conservative nor amenable to any type of Christianity seeking to align itself with the Right. I am, of course, referring to the Breitbartian tactics employed against Shirley […]

Christopher BensonBooks

Christian Ethics in a Technological Age

Christian Ethics in a Technological Age

Matthew MillinerPoliticsPolitical Theology

Expecting to Change the World

Expecting to Change the World

Christopher BensonFormationHermeneutics

Basil the Great: A Theology of Reading

When I taught humanities at a Christian secondary school, I spent the first week or so of the fall semester exploring how Christians should read because I anticipated that the pagan literature of the Greeks and Romans would chafe against […]

Christopher BensonEducation

The Academic Program at St. John's College

The Academic Program at St. John's College

Jake MeadorUncategorized

The Title Waiting for Mr. Meador's Book

The Title Waiting for Mr. Meador's Book

Christopher Benson

New and Upcoming Books of Interest: Fall/Winter 2010-11

Blogging has several functions. One function that I particularly enjoy is broadcasting what’s “out there,” an appropriately vague phrase to capture the bewildering number of events, films, and books that deserve attention. I informed Mere O readers about recent films […]

Christopher BensonUncategorized

The Title Waiting for Mr. Benson's Book

The Title Waiting for Mr. Benson's Book

Christopher Benson

Failing to Acknowledge the Reality of Evil

Why do people fail to acknowledge the reality of evil? My progressive friends––a list which is getting shorter and shorter––were baffled by the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. They lacked a vocabulary and worldview to describe what happened. […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Titles that Need a Book

Over the past few months, I have been incredibly grateful for the incredible feedback and support in my hour of need:  coming up with a title for my yet unfinished book. It’s an enormous challenge to name a book (though […]

Christopher BensonPhilosophy

Postmodernism: What Hath Paris to Do with Jerusalem?

Postmodernism: What Hath Paris to Do with Jerusalem?

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

How to (Not) Change the World (Especially for DC Residents)

How to (Not) Change the World (Especially for DC Residents)