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Jake Meador

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

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 MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season: Episode 9: Eastertide

Join Erin and Danielle as they talk the glories of Easter and Eastertide and what we can learn from this season about sanctification and sabbathing well.

Jake MeadorHistoryBook Reviews

Notes on DeYoung's Review of Thompson and Kwon - Commonplaces

We are going to be reviewing the book in some fashion on the main page (I see you, Sarah). That said, given Kevin DeYoung’s review at TGC this morning, I wanted to put up some quick notes replying to what […]

Jake MeadorHistoryBook Reviews

Notes on DeYoung's Review of Thompson and Kwon - Commonplaces

We are going to be reviewing the book in some fashion on the main page (I see you, Sarah). That said, given Kevin DeYoung’s review at TGC this morning, I wanted to put up some quick notes replying to what […]

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Let's Talk About "Theonomy" - Commonplaces

Occasional Mere O contributor Andrew Walker has published a muddled and confused essay about theonomy over at TGC. Given the nature of the errors, I wanted to take the time to lay out the issues with the piece in hopes […]

Jake Meador

Let's Talk About "Theonomy" - Commonplaces

Occasional Mere O contributor Andrew Walker has published a muddled and confused essay about theonomy over at TGC. Given the nature of the errors, I wanted to take the time to lay out the issues with the piece in hopes […]

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season: Episode 8: Holy Week

Sacred Season: Parenting Through the Church Year · Holy Week Join Erin and Danielle as they discuss the final week of Lent – often called “Holy Week”

Jake MeadorSacred Season

Sacred Season: Episode 8: Holy Week

Sacred Season: Parenting Through the Church Year · Holy Week Join Erin and Danielle as they discuss the final week of Lent – often called “Holy Week”

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Amazon and Anderson: A Tale of America Coming Apart - Commonplaces

In the aftermath of the news that Amazon has delisted Ryan T. Anderson’s book When Harry Became Sally, a number of people, never to miss an opportunity to enjoy the reactionary right’s favorite pastime, tried to dunk on David French:

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Amazon and Anderson: A Tale of America Coming Apart - Commonplaces

In the aftermath of the news that Amazon has delisted Ryan T. Anderson’s book When Harry Became Sally, a number of people, never to miss an opportunity to enjoy the reactionary right’s favorite pastime, tried to dunk on David French:

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

Senator Rubio's Work | Mere Orthodoxy

It sounds good to argue that governmental family aid should be tied to work. But what if work is actually the problem for many Americans?

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Catholicism in the Swamp: A Response to Brandon McGinley's "The Prodigal Church" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Ed. note: This is the third and final response in our symposium on Brandon McGinley’s book The Prodigal Church. The American landscape has been a fertile seedbed historically for a very specific sort of Christianity. Methodism and Baptist expressions of the […]

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Defining "White Evangelical Crap" - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of the comments I got in response to Monday’s post was a fairly simple question: “What exactly do you have in mind when you talk about ‘white evangelical crap?'” It’s a fair question. So here’s an attempt at an […]