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a few different and possibly useful categories of idea-expressers

September 2nd, 2021 | 1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

Here is a list roughly in ascending order of how much attention I think these different sorts of people who express their ideas deserve. You, of course, have every right to engage with ideas and the people who express them however you wish, but I will say that if you don’t have anyone from categories 7-9 on your bookshelf, feed, or coffee table you will find your own capacity for thinking and engaging contract to a very small size. I reserve the right to expand or contract this list in response to comments.

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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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