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Is the Benedict Option a “Safe Space”?

February 23rd, 2017 | 5 min read

By Matthew Loftus

With the release of Rod Dreher’s Benedict Option book, both the main question (“how do Christians cultivate local institutions to pass on our faith?”) and various sub-questions–such as how to deal with the unique threat that the Sexual Revolution poses to historic Christian faith and practice–have emerged again into public discourse. I think that there’s a lot of really important stuff to discuss here, but I fear that we’ll drive right into a ditch if we aren’t careful. (FWIW, I have previously written about BenOp issues here, here, here, & here.)

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew Loftus teaches and practices Family Medicine in Baltimore and East Africa. His work has been featured in Christianity Today, Comment, & First Things and he is a regular contributor for Christ and Pop Culture. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org

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