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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he studied English and History. He lives in Lincoln, NE with his wife Joie, their daughter Davy Joy, and sons Wendell, Austin, and Ambrose. Jake's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, Christianity Today, Fare Forward, the University Bookman, Books & Culture, First Things, National Review, Front Porch Republic, and The Run of Play and he has written or contributed to several books, including "In Search of the Common Good," "What Are Christians For?" (both with InterVarsity Press), "A Protestant Christendom?" (with Davenant Press), and "Telling the Stories Right" (with the Front Porch Republic Press).

By Jake Meador

Two scholars debate violence and the nation state

July 18th, 2013|4 min read

By Jake Meador

On the roots of community

May 29th, 2013|5 min read

By Jake Meador

The Ethics of Watching Mad Men

April 5th, 2013|5 min read

By Jake Meador

A Tribute to Edith Schaeffer

April 2nd, 2013|7 min read

By Jake Meador

House of Cards: Kevin Spacey, Tolkien, and the Bible

February 26th, 2013|6 min read

By Jake Meador

A Failure of Storytelling: Kony 2012 and the Social Imagination

March 12th, 2012|8 min read

By Jake Meador

Gender and the Body – How did we get here?

June 24th, 2010|4 min read

By Jake Meador

Foucault’s Discipline and Punish and the Abortion Debate or Why You Should Buy Matt’s Book

June 17th, 2010|2 min read

By Jake Meador

Three Reasons You Should Watch Mad Men

June 14th, 2010|2 min read

By Jake Meador

Sayers on Work: What about the Sabbath?

June 11th, 2010|1 min read

By Jake Meador

“Victimization” Studies and the Evangelical Conscience

June 9th, 2010|1 min read