Lies, Liberalism, and Sullivan

September 9th, 2020 | 5 min read

Background: Start by reading Ben Smith’s profile of Andrew Sullivan for the New York Times. Then read my friend Rod Dreher’s defense of Sullivan.

One of the smartest responses back when everyone was debating Rod’s Benedict Option came from Andy Crouch, who noted that the book itself was basically an argument for the value of catechesis, spiritual formation, and the creation of thick Christian communities while much of the coverage of the book painted it as a counter cultural fundamentalist screed.

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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, National Review, Comment, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. He is a contributing editor with Plough and a contributing writer at the Dispatch. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.