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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

SJWs, the Careerist Peace, and the American Corporation

November 18th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

When Grace “Fails”—The Music of Call the Midwife

November 13th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Evangelicals need to read Richard Hooker.

November 9th, 2015|15 min read

By Jake Meador

Evangelicals are not modern gnostics. We’re materialists.

November 4th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

On the Demise of Grantland

November 2nd, 2015|13 min read

By Jake Meador

Benedict, Patrick, Jeremiah, and Other Nouns as Well

October 16th, 2015|7 min read

By Jake Meador

The Strength of the Hills Is Not Ours–Our Modern Identity Crisis

October 14th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

The Benedict Option and the Pace of Middle Class Life

October 7th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

A Note on Mere O Notes

October 7th, 2015|2 min read

By Jake Meador

Neglecting the Body and Ignoring Nature–Thoughts on Complementarianism

September 30th, 2015|11 min read

By Jake Meador

Listener Response to the Mere Fidelity Refugee Episode

September 28th, 2015|3 min read

By Jake Meador

The Search for General Tso

September 23rd, 2015|4 min read

By Jake Meador

Race and the Benedict Option

September 9th, 2015|5 min read

By Jake Meador

Forgiveness and Our Fundamentalist Technocrats

September 4th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Next Week: The Future of the Church

September 3rd, 2015|2 min read

By Jake Meador

Class and the Benedict Option

September 2nd, 2015|4 min read

By Jake Meador

Protestantism and the Benedict Option

August 27th, 2015|10 min read

By Jake Meador

A World Where Love Can Be at Home–Josh Ritter and Francis Schaeffer

August 26th, 2015|8 min read

By Jake Meador

On Tinder and Why It's OK to Commodify Sex

August 19th, 2015|4 min read

By Jake Meador

On Long Posts

August 18th, 2015|2 min read