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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

Fatigue from the Culture War That Never Was

April 7th, 2015|5 min read

By Jake Meador

What I Saw in the Shire--JRR Tolkien and the Love of Little Things

March 25th, 2015|3 min read

By Jake Meador

The Law and the Burden of Love in Harry Potter

March 20th, 2015|5 min read

By Jake Meador

The Narrow Vision of House of Cards

March 3rd, 2015|4 min read

By Jake Meador

The Forgetfulness of Love in Harry Potter

February 3rd, 2015|4 min read

By Jake Meador

The Demands of Love in Harry Potter

January 23rd, 2015|5 min read

By Jake Meador

Curiosity and Love in Harry Potter

January 6th, 2015|5 min read

By Jake Meador

The Marriage Pledge and the Libertarian Solution to the Marriage Debate

November 19th, 2014|4 min read

By Jake Meador

The Evangelical Roots of the Benedict Option

September 5th, 2014|3 min read

By Jake Meador

Respectability and the Plausibility of Orthodoxy

September 4th, 2014|3 min read

By Jake Meador

Should Sermons Be Published?

August 21st, 2014|5 min read

By Jake Meador

3 Thoughts on Kindle Unlimited

July 22nd, 2014|6 min read

By Jake Meador

The Ethics of Jayber Crow

May 19th, 2014|9 min read

By Jake Meador

The Future of Protestantism Full Roundup

May 7th, 2014|3 min read

By Jake Meador

Tolkien and Violence

May 5th, 2014|5 min read

By Jake Meador

On Church Membership and Theological Disagreement

May 2nd, 2014|5 min read

By Jake Meador

The Politics of Tolkien

April 28th, 2014|6 min read

By Jake Meador

An Interview with Dan Siedell on Faith and Art

March 26th, 2014|13 min read

By Jake Meador

Are Millennials Joining High Church Traditions?

January 16th, 2014|4 min read

By Jake Meador

The Invisible Anglicanism of CS Lewis

January 7th, 2014|4 min read