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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.
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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.
Jake MeadorCulture
A small magazine occupies a unique role in the task of creating an ecosystem of mutually reenforcing Christian institutions devoted to the good of society.
Jake MeadorCulture
Learning to compelling convey truth and beauty is not an ability we simply acquire in a rote way; it is a capacity that is cultivated over a lifetime.
Jake MeadorCulture
National conservatism fails as a viable strategy for American conservatives. But that does not mean we need to return to fusionism.
Jake MeadorBibleTheology
A set of reading plans to take you through the Bible in 2026 or through the works of some of the church's greatest teachers.
Jake MeadorBook Reviews
A recap of some of the Mere O band's favorite books they read in 2025
Jake MeadorBest of Mere Orthodoxy
A recap of the past year's work at Mere Orthodoxy
Jake MeadorEliot Awards
The latest edition of Mere Orthodoxy's annual 'Eliot Awards' are now live.
Jake MeadorMusicMere O ToastThomas Reviews Worship Songs
In which the Angelic Doctor considers whether or not Jesus be making lemonade.
Jake MeadorCultureJournalFall 2025
The work of cultural renewal will not come about through populism, separatism, or revanchism, but only through a principled commitment to healthy reform.
Jake MeadorCulture
The post-Trump political moment will be defined by whether or not we can avoid collapsing into competing versions of arbitrary power.
Jake MeadorChurch
The Reformation was necessary because the late medieval church had ceased to be catholic.
Jake MeadorCulture
If the choices we have are Bari Weiss's politics or an imaginary Protestant Franco, the choice is not hard. But surely we have other options?
