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Respectability and the Plausibility of Orthodoxy

The rise of moralistic, therapeutic deism has created new challenges for the church and, particularly, for the concept of religious orthodoxy.

Jake MeadorChurch

Should Sermons Be Published?

A recent Leadership Journal article explained how podcasting changes how we preach but never asked if sermons should be published in the first place.

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When Churches and Parachurches Drift Apart

Despite the imperfections of every church this side of heaven, the church is God’s Plan A. How churches and parachurches interact play into this.

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The Ethics of Jayber Crow - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In The Humane Vision of Wendell Berry Anthony Esolen notes that Berry’s longest Port William novel, Jayber Crow, is in many ways a modern day retelling of Dante. Berry’s own language throughout the book suggests the comparison, as his narrator, the […]

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The Future of Protestantism Full Roundup - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Normally this would go up over at Notes, but we wanted to be sure that everyone sees the full roundup of responses (so far) to last week’s Future of Protestantism event at Biola. There figure to be more responses in […]

Jake MeadorChurch

On Church Membership and Theological Disagreement | Mere Orthodoxy

We often mistakenly believe that church membership ought to be determined chiefly or exclusively on the basis of theological disagreement.

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

The Future of Protestantism Video

The Future of Protestantism video at Torrey Honors of Biola University is now online. Matthew Lee Anderson reflects on it.

Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalism

Are Millennials Joining High Church Traditions? | Mere Orthodoxy

The story of millennials joining high church traditions is becoming more common in the traditionalist blogosphere--but is it telling the whole story?

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The Invisible Anglicanism of CS Lewis | Mere Orthodoxy

One of the most important and neglected themes in recent tributes to him is the Anglicanism of CS Lewis. Both evangelicals and Catholics tend to miss it.

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Beyond Eclectic Christianity

It is tempting to live within an eclectic Christianity, picking and choosing from all denominations. This is, ultimately, prideful and condescending.

Matthew Lee AndersonChurch

Debate, Inquiry and Learning to Tell the Difference - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Debate and inquiry are not the same things. Learning to tell the difference is crucial for questioning well.

Guest WriterChurch

Women Bishops, N.T. Wright, and Douglas Wilson

Anglicans turned down women bishops. N.T. Wright and Douglas Wilson both responded to the issue, but their response shows a lack of intellectual empathy.