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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 MeadorCulture WarCurrent Politics

Nina Power and the Network Effect

As long as right wing media is defined by network characteristics rather than institutional traits it will be impotent in the world of policy and politics.

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

We Became American Because We Could

Virtually all the great natural joys of my life come to me because of my home place in America and because America is first of all an idea and a dream.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

The Permanent Things Endure

Politically captive visions of Christian faith have always been a part of American evangelicalism. But there are dissenting voices too.

Jake MeadorChurch

Observations on Exvangelicals and Deconstructing

Christian joy and a seriousness about life and neighbor is often all it takes to capture someone's attention in a world saturated by the superficial.

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

The Hindu Nationalist Headlining NatCon4

A key leader in the Hindu nationalist movement in India, which has persecuted Christians for decades, will be at NatCon4 with Al Mohler and Doug Wilson.

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

Christianity Against the Civilizational State(s) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In his book Return of the Strong Gods, First Things editor Rusty Reno suggests that we are nearing the end of the long 20th century and, with it, the end of the American-centric global order that defined the latter stage […]

Jake MeadorCulture

Lessons from the Harrison Butker Saga

The controversy around Butker's speech doesn't suggest we should reject Christian virtues to secure our place in a hostile world, but quite the opposite.

Jake MeadorChurch

The PCA We Could Have

The PCA doesn't need to feel so angry and anxious. But for that to change, each bloc in the church is going to have to drastically change their behavior.

Jake Meador

The Next Chapter of Mere Orthodoxy

Today we are announcing several changes that will help us continue to stabilize as an organization and continue our work long-term.

Jake Meador

An Update on Our Emergency Appeal

Here is the latest update on Mere Orthodoxy's emergency appeal.

Jake MeadorPolitical TheoryCurrent Politics

What Do We Have That's Good?

Recently NS Lyons denied that the liberal order follows the rule of law, yet his speech only happened because liberals followed the rule of law.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

Leadership Challenges in the Horseshoe

When we define our coalitions on the basis of common fears and hatreds we end up with unhealthy and ineffective Christian coalitions.