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Brad EastFeaturedEvangelicalismCurrent Politics

Once More, Church and Culture - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Christendom is the name we give to Christian civilization, when society, culture, law, art, family, politics, and worship are saturated by the church’s influence and informed by its authority. Christendom traces its beginnings to the fourth century after Christ; it […]

T. M. SuffieldFeatured

Why People Don't Leave Social Media - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Social media makes us unhappy. Or, more precisely, social media increases unhappiness for many of us. I spend a lot of time interacting with University students, many of whom are becoming aware that their use of social media is bad […]

Susannah Black RobertsFeaturedFormationJournalJournal 2

When Belief is Agony - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I love being a Christian. I mean, I love Jesus too. But I also love all the rest of it: Brunch after church with friends, hylomorphism, late-night Eucharist on Christmas Eve, and carols and stollen and roast beef and friends’ […]

Jamie WilderBibleFeaturedCurrent Politics

60 Questions for Pro-Choice Christians - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

For many evangelicals, the leaked draft decision last month felt like the culmination of many prayers, tears, hard conversations, and difficult decisions at the voting polls. Now that Roe has fallen, the most vulnerable will now have a chance to […]

Matthew LoftusFeaturedCurrent Politics

Kichijiro Was Right - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

You’ve probably heard this one before: a masked gunman bursts into church one day and fires a few rounds into the ceiling. “Everyone who believes in Jesus is getting shot today! Everyone who wants to deny Him can leave!” He […]

Ben ChristensonFeaturedEconomics and BusinessFormation

Waiting Tables as Soul Craft - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

During college, I became convinced I would become a consultant. I wasn’t pre-Med and didn’t want to join the Peace Corps, so this seemed to be the best (and only other respectable) option. I listened with childlike wonder as consulting […]

Brad LittlejohnFeaturedEthicsEconomics and BusinessJournalJournal 3

A Theology of Money - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Among the many sayings of Jesus that have echoed down through the ages, few have continued to sound so loudly or uncomfortably in our ears as his warning, “You cannot serve both God and Mammon.” But this does not keep […]

Ana SiljakFeaturedHistoryCulture Warhealth

Purity Culture - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood.” (Matthew 27:24) Our contemporary culture has […]

Brandon D. SmithBibleFeatured

In Defense of Premodern Exegesis | Mere Orthodoxy

The fourfold method of interpreting Scripture favored by many church fathers is often misrepresented and misunderstood by its modern critics.

Jake MeadorFeatured

The Reality of Fear and the Presence of Reality: Suffering and Cultural Renewal - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

These are the remarks I gave as part of my plenary lecture at this year’s Eighth Day Institute Symposium in Wichita, KS. You can learn more about EDI’s work and sign up to support them as a member by visiting […]

Gillis HarpTheologyChurch

Against Aesthetic Medievalism in Anglican Worship

Christians should resist the temptation to remix liturgical elements based on taste without understanding the historic reasons for liturgical choices.

Tessa CarmanFamilyCultureFormationJournalSpring 2025

Why I Don't Like the Term "Homeschool"

All of life is education, regardless of what sort of formal schooling your children participate in.