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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 MeadorChurchFormation
I’m pleased to host this excellent interview between Mere Fidelity contributor Alastair Roberts and my friend Dr. Brad Littlejohn. Dr. Littlejohn, who did his doctoral work at Edinburgh with Mere O favorite Oliver O’Donovan, has just published a popular level […]
Jake MeadorCreation Careembodiment
Contrary to the attacks of many critics, evangelicals are not modern gnostics. If anything, we are materialists.
Jake MeadorEconomics and Business
The demise of Grantland has many writers and readers wondering what the future of online writing will be. If Grantland can't make it, what hope do we have?
Jake MeadorCulture War
Critics of the Benedict Option say that now is a time for deeper cultural engagement rather than retreat. But this is a mistaken criticism of the BenOp.
Jake MeadorembodimentFormation
Wesley Morris's recent piece in the NYT considers the wide-scale identity crisis we have witnessed in 2015 without getting to the root of the problem.
Jake MeadorCulture War
One of the greatest challenges facing the Benedict Option is simply creating time to pursue the sorts of works necessary for its growth and maturation.
Jake MeadorBlogging
Hey all, so I’m still sorting through some of the things I want to do with Mere O as the lead writer. One thing I’ve been thinking about, and reading this book has pushed me further along in this thinking, […]
Jake MeadorEthics
If discussions of complementarianism do not range out into discussions of creation and nature then they are not worth having.
Jake MeadorRefugeePro-LifeSocial TrendsSocial Justice
A listener writes in about local opportunities to serve refugees in response to the Mere Fidelity refugee episode.
Jake Meadorfilm reviewImmigrationFood
In "The Search for General Tso" Ian Chaney tells the fascinating story of General Tso's Chicken, one of the most popular American Chinese dishes.
Jake MeadorCulture War
Drawing issues of race into our discussions of the Benedict Option will better help us understand the nature of the conflict between Orthodoxy and America.
Jake MeadorEconomics and BusinessFormation
The Kim Davis story doesn't simply raise questions about same-sex marriage licenses, but also about the possibility of forgiveness and reconciliation.