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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, The Dispatch, National Review, Comment, Christianity Today, and Plough. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.

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

By Jake Meador

Rosaria Butterfield and Evading the Issues

September 20th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

Football and the Political Act of Prayer

September 19th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

Setting Fire to Modern Civilization: On Abuse and Institutions

September 18th, 2018|8 min read

By Jake Meador

The Hedonism of Reading Good Books

September 18th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

Dealing with Burnout Like a Christian

September 17th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

How Air Conditioning Created the Modern City

September 14th, 2018|1 min read

By Jake Meador

The New Reading Environment

September 13th, 2018|1 min read