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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 MeadorFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism
What happens when a community becomes so large that it is not able to do the very thing it was originally intended to do?
Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics
Rusty Reno is right to say that social conservatives should lead. But do we have the will to do so? And will we lead in a way that actually leads to life?
Jake Meador
I just posted this on the Patreon page for Mere O and wanted to cross-post here to make sure everyone saw it. Hey all, I have a few news items to share with y’all: First: My book will be out […]
Jake MeadorEconomics
Bucer's plan for fighting poverty in late medieval Europe has elements that will offend both left and right, which is precisely why it is so interesting.
Jake MeadorPoliticsFeatured
One of the greatest temptations facing illiberal conservatives is the choice to take up illicit techniques to promote Christian ends.
Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics
The incrementalists assume that we have a sustainable social order and we can win through small, slow victories. But do we have a sustainable social order?
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Should "pro-life" activism encompass other concerns beyond banning abortion or is the movement best served by focusing more narrowly on abortion?
Jake MeadorCommunities
Affirming Adam as the federal head of humanity is obviously a good thing to do, but it does not prove that a person or theology is not individualistic.
Jake MeadorFeaturedChurch
The burning of Notre Dame is a great loss to the global church. But in the burning is a call to those of us living through such days: We must rebuild.
Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics
The rhetoric and the actual policies passed by Reaganites seldom aligned. When we condemn Reaganism, what are we condemning? The ideas or the policies?
Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics
It is clear that mainstream conservatism is a moral abyss. But why is that? One reason: Many of its leaders can imagine nothing worse than losing power.
Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism
Though reformed Christians are not often the ones we turn to for spiritual guidance, their confessions show that the tradition has great devotional depth.
