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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 Meador

Mere O News (and a Book Perk!) - Commonplaces

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 Meador

Mere O News (and a Book Perk!) - Commonplaces

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

Martin Bucer's Anti-Poverty Program | Commonplaces

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 MeadorEconomics

Martin Bucer's Anti-Poverty Program | Commonplaces

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

David French and the Revolutionary Style in Conservative Journalism

One of the greatest temptations facing illiberal conservatives is the choice to take up illicit techniques to promote Christian ends.

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

On Pro-Life Incrementalism | Mere Orthodoxy

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?

Jake Meador

Should We Expand the Scope of the Abortion Debate? - Commonplaces

Should "pro-life" activism encompass other concerns beyond banning abortion or is the movement best served by focusing more narrowly on abortion?

Jake Meador

Should We Expand the Scope of the Abortion Debate? - Commonplaces

Should "pro-life" activism encompass other concerns beyond banning abortion or is the movement best served by focusing more narrowly on abortion?

Jake MeadorCommunities

What makes a theological statement "individualistic"? | Commonplaces

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 MeadorCommunities

What makes a theological statement "individualistic"? | Commonplaces

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 End of Christendom: Notes on the Burning of Notre Dame - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

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

Whose Reaganism? Which Republicanism? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The rhetoric and the actual policies passed by Reaganites seldom aligned. When we condemn Reaganism, what are we condemning? The ideas or the policies?