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Jake MeadorCommunities

Education, Catechesis, and the State - Commonplaces

Just before starting second grade, my grandmother Mary died. Though her death was a deep grief to me—we had been quite close and many of my earliest memories involve her—it was not unexpected. She had a myriad of health issues, […]

Jake MeadorCommunities

Education, Catechesis, and the State - Commonplaces

Just before starting second grade, my grandmother Mary died. Though her death was a deep grief to me—we had been quite close and many of my earliest memories involve her—it was not unexpected. She had a myriad of health issues, […]

Megan RialsFeatured

Finding Redemption through Recurring Love in "Groundhog Day" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I made the mistake of watching Groundhog Day for the first time during the summer I was studying for the bar exam. I was trapped in the living nightmare of studying the same material, every day, with seemingly no end […]

David MooreFeatured

The Minutemen and Their World - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Robert A. Gross is the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History Emeritus at the University of Connecticut. Last year, I interviewed Professor Gross on his magisterial book, The Transcendentalist and Their World. The Transcendentalists and […]

Alex SoslerFeaturedEducation

An Education for Love - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Each Sunday, many churches throughout the world begin their service with “The Summary of the Law.” One of the first things Christians hear each week is Jesus’ words defining a good life. Here’s what he says: “You shall love the […]

Matthew Loftus

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Matthew Loftus

Covenant Eyes - Doctors Without Boredom

How to help people you love quit porn -- including a one-month free trial of Covenant Eyes!

Caleb SmithFeatured

The Politics of "Wicked" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Earlier this summer, it was announced that the upcoming movie adaptation of the 2003 hit Broadway musical Wicked will be released in two parts, beginning in 2024. This is the latest news about a project long awaited, for which fans […]

Adam CarringtonFeaturedCurrent Politics

A Prayer for the 118th Congress - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A Prayer for the 118th Congress Americans, at least those paying attention, have reacted in diverse ways to the spectacle which unfolded last week in the United States House of Representatives. Some have shown rage. Others have expressed confusion. Some […]

John EgerFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation

Deconstruction, Reconstruction and Replacement: Building Near the “Yawning Abyss” - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Deconstruction to some degree seems duty free. That individuals subtract parts and pieces of their lives that don’t fit and then figure out what to fill in those abscesses. As we enter into a cultural field of reconstruction (I’m hearing […]

Simon KennedyFeaturedCultureHistoryCurrent Politics

Three Worlds and Two Christianities - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

At a recent book launch in Melbourne, one of Australia’s leading Christian scholars, Sarah Irving-Stonebraker, astutely observed that Richard Niebuhr’s models of Christ and culture, a framework which has wielded great influence for decades, is now outdated. Irving-Stonebraker further stated […]

Brad EastFeaturedChurch

Stream Off - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Let me tell you the story of a church. Not a megachurch, but not small either. Across two services on a given Sunday, 400-600 folks in the pews. Nothing fancy about the church. You’ve never heard of it. But a […]