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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

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

By Jake Meador

3 Points on #PPSellsBabyParts

July 30th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

The Evolution of Blogs and the Future of Mere O

July 29th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

The Future of Evangelicalism at Patheos

July 24th, 2015|1 min read

By Jake Meador

In Search of Sanctuary: Reviewing Young Evangelical Memoirs

July 23rd, 2015|20 min read

By Jake Meador

Schaeffer: Excluding SSA Christians from Church Life is “Cruel and Wrong.”

July 14th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

The Inevitability of Same-Sex Marriage

July 2nd, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Home, Retreat, and the Benedict Option

June 1st, 2015|9 min read

By Jake Meador

Christian Ethics, Evangelicals, and Functional Marcionism

May 26th, 2015|6 min read

By Jake Meador

Evangelicals and the Search for Credibility

May 20th, 2015|5 min read

By Jake Meador

Arguing For and Against Capital Punishment

May 19th, 2015|3 min read

By Jake Meador

Bill Simmons, ESPN, and the New Writing Economy

May 11th, 2015|4 min read