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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.

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Should Pro-Lifers Learn from the DSA? - Commonplaces

Matt Walther has a piece over at The Week which I, perhaps predictably, am feeling really torn about. Here’s Walther’s argument:

Jake MeadorFeaturedCulture War

The Lord's Work in the Lord's Way: Against the Culture War - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of the saddest consequences of the culture war is that it has managed to make people boring. The culture war has made us predictable, even if individual people are anything but. The libertarian online troll is in real life […]

Jake MeadorChurch

On Not Being Like Juan Gines de Sepulveda - Commonplaces

If you haven’t read Catherine Addington’s post on the main page today, please do.

Jake MeadorChurch

On Not Being Like Juan Gines de Sepulveda - Commonplaces

If you haven’t read Catherine Addington’s post on the main page today, please do.

Jake MeadorChurchCommunities

What do we mean by "community"? - Commonplaces

There’s a piece over at TGC I want to flag for a couple reasons. That said, before I get into some reservations about it, I wanted to note that the author is a pastor in Fargo, ND and he’s reporting […]

Jake MeadorChurchCommunities

What do we mean by "community"? - Commonplaces

There’s a piece over at TGC I want to flag for a couple reasons. That said, before I get into some reservations about it, I wanted to note that the author is a pastor in Fargo, ND and he’s reporting […]

Jake MeadorBook Reviews

The Scientist's Prayer - Commonplaces

The prayer of the scientist if he prayed, which is not likely: Lord, grant that my discovery may increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant […]

Jake MeadorBook Reviews

The Scientist's Prayer - Commonplaces

The prayer of the scientist if he prayed, which is not likely: Lord, grant that my discovery may increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant […]

Jake MeadorChurch

A Brief Note on Paige Patterson's Defenders - Commonplaces

When we misrepresent, ignore, or dismiss alleged assault victims, we do great damage not only to the victim, but to many others as well.

Jake MeadorChurch

A Brief Note on Paige Patterson's Defenders - Commonplaces

When we misrepresent, ignore, or dismiss alleged assault victims, we do great damage not only to the victim, but to many others as well.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

The Fall of the Village | Mere Orthodoxy

A man said "if it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes one to abuse a child." That sums up the reasons for our culture's turn against the faith.

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

Can There Be Mercy in Trump's America? | Mere Orthodoxy

Last week provided two more examples of what is an increasingly hard-to-dispute fact: There will be little mercy in the post-2016 United States.