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In Memoriam: Timothy Keller (1950-2023) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The Road goes ever on and on Out from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, Let others follow it who can! Let them a journey new begin, But I at last with weary feet […]

Randall FowlerChurchGlobal

America and Christians in the Middle East: A Response

There are more complex reasons for the inadequate response amongst some American Christians to the ongoing suffering of the church in the Middle East.

Patrick MillerCultureChurch

Preaching the Gospel to People Sick of Irony

The rejection of postmodern cynicism and irony and a desire for wholesomeness and sincerity will create new evangelistic opportunities for Christians.

Daniel K. WilliamsBook Reviews

Religious Freedom and Conservatism in America: Interview with John D. Wilsey

Historian Daniel K. Williams interviews John Wilsey about his new book on religious freedom and conservatism in the United States.

Jake MeadorCultureCurrent Politics

How to Interview Political Revolutionaries

Interviewing political revolutionaries who believe morally repugnant things is not wrong. Making no mention of those repugnant beliefs is though.

Daniel K. WilliamsCultureChurch

What Were the Real Origins of the Christian Right?

The origins of the Christian right are far more complex than those critics who claim it was about racism and segregation would have you think.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

The Shepherd and the Duck Woman

English farmer James Rebanks needed to step outside the demands of his machine-like life to rediscover the delight of simple vocations.

Kirsten SandersBook Reviews

Biblicist Means for Egalitarian Ends

Beth Allison Barr's 'Becoming the Pastor's Wife' fails largely due to the significant problems with both her historical and theological methods.

Musembi wa NdaitaChurch

The Hospitality of Church Cookies

The 2026 World Cup will afford North American Christians a wonderful chance to practice ordinary hospitality as our nations welcome the world to our door.

Nadya WilliamsFamilySexuality

The Babies Money Can Buy

We are creating a society capable of a surprising and unprecedented level of cruelty aimed at mothers.

Kevin BrownFormation

Materially Rich and Spiritually Emaciated: On 'Progress'

What is the point of progress if it delivers material prosperity of a sort, but we are spiritually emaciated?

Amy MantravadiFormation

Virtue Remains

We live in a difficult moment. But our instructions are clear: Respond with faith, hope, and love.