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# Mere Fidelity: On Friendship - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/mere-fidelity-friendship/
- Published: 2014-09-25T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T16:56:01.000Z
- Description: Andrew, Derek, and Matt discuss Wesley Hill's cover story for Christianity Today on friendship.
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson

Wesley Hill is one of the brightest and best young writers evangelical Christianity has. [His recent cover story at Christianity Today on friendship raised some interesting questions](http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/september/why-cant-men-be-friends-wesley-hill-friendship.html?ref=mereorthodoxy.com), which we consider in this episode. Listen in as we discuss friendship’s proper shape, its limits, and its role in our late-modern world.

My own previous essay responding to Wesley came up. [Read it here if you haven’t yet](https://mereorthodoxy.com/lavishness-friendship-world-beyond-vows/).

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Special thanks to [MK Creative Arts](http://www.mkcreativearts.com/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) for the audio editing.

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