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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

Should We Expand the Scope of the Abortion Debate?

May 22nd, 2019|11 min read

By Jake Meador

What makes a person or theological statement “individualistic”?

April 29th, 2019|8 min read

By Jake Meador

The End of Christendom: Notes on the Burning of Notre Dame

April 15th, 2019|7 min read

By Jake Meador

Whose Reaganism? Which Republicanism?

March 27th, 2019|7 min read

By Jake Meador

Apologies, Power, and Martyrdom in a Decadent Age

March 15th, 2019|6 min read

By Jake Meador

The Surprising Humanity of the Westminster Confession

March 11th, 2019|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Will Complementarianism Die with the Baby Boomers?

March 5th, 2019|24 min read

By Jake Meador

Ben Sasse Heightens the Contradictions

March 1st, 2019|8 min read

By Jake Meador

Book Review: The Dignity Revolution by Daniel Darling

February 21st, 2019|4 min read

By Jake Meador

Is Burnout a Generational Issue or a Class Issue?

January 8th, 2019|5 min read

By Jake Meador

Three Notes on the Bulwark

January 7th, 2019|7 min read

By Jake Meador

A Quick Thought on “Sacramental” Language

January 2nd, 2019|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Reading Plans in 2019

December 31st, 2018|3 min read

By Jake Meador

Mere Orthodoxy Best of 2018

December 11th, 2018|9 min read

By Jake Meador

The 2018 Eliot Awards

December 10th, 2018|8 min read

By Jake Meador

7 Theses on Christians and Politics for Election Day

November 6th, 2018|16 min read

By Jake Meador

Book Review: C. S. Lewis on the Christian Life by Joe Rigney

October 29th, 2018|7 min read

By Jake Meador

Book Review: Building the Benedict Option by Leah Libresco

October 16th, 2018|7 min read

By Jake Meador

He Saw Our Darkness

September 24th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

Consent and Trust

September 21st, 2018|1 min read