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Redeeming Neverland: The Question of Shame & the Crisis of Agency Facing Modern Men - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

J. M. Barrie first wrote Peter Pan as a play in 1904, expanding it into a full novel in 1911. Nothing he wrote before or since would ever come close to sparking such popular reception. It tapped into and articulated […]

Andrew HubbardFeaturedCulture

The Joys of Agonistic Life - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I was pleasantly surprised when he came up the stairs with a number of Calvin and Hobbes collections. The used bookstore owner had forgotten to price them; so, to make things easy he said they would be $10 each. The […]

Nadya WilliamsFeaturedCulture

The Fears and Hopes We Sing in Lullabies - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

When you fall asleep, dear little one, a grey wolf will emerge from the wild forest and will grab you straight from your bed. Back to the forest he will drag you and will deposit you under a willow tree. […]

Brian MesimerFeaturedCultureCurrent Politicshealth

Why Are Young Conservatives Less Depressed? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In a recent essay, Matt Yglesias attempted to explain the curious but well-documented phenomenon of why younger progressive minded teens are consistently more depressed than their conservative counterparts.

Christina StantonFeaturedCulture

The Legacy of Lena Horne - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In the spring of 2010, I accepted a job with a student tour company to lead a group of middle schoolers from Anniston, Alabama, around New York City. This group wanted a tour that highlighted Black history and culture, and […]

Jake MeadorFeaturedCultureEvangelicalism

Renewing Public Protestantism: Online Media - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

(this post could be understood as a companion piece to the recent statement regarding a renewal of public Protestantism) If our traffic data is accurate, most of you reading this right now are reading on your phone. Over the last […]

James WaldenFeaturedCultureEvangelicalism

Niebuhr and Carson, Reconsidered - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

With the apparent imminent demise of American Christendom, the reaction among evangelicals has covered the gamut: from fight to flight to freeze to fawn. The panic might have increased, but the range hasn’t changed much. Over a decade ago, in […]

Simon KennedyFeaturedCultureHistoryCurrent Politics

Three Worlds and Two Christianities - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

At a recent book launch in Melbourne, one of Australia’s leading Christian scholars, Sarah Irving-Stonebraker, astutely observed that Richard Niebuhr’s models of Christ and culture, a framework which has wielded great influence for decades, is now outdated. Irving-Stonebraker further stated […]

Pieter ValkFeaturedCultureChurchFormation

Vocational Singleness is a Gospel Cornerstone - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Having begun the work of bringing his kingdom on earth, Christ promised to redeem all of creation. He promised fullness of life to those who would follow him and blessing to their neighbors. Yet many believers offer timid testimonies about […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCulture

Christian Moral Pedagogy and Penumbrae of Power - Doctors Without Boredom

There are different levels of responsibility for churches and Christians. How do we sort them all out?

Matthew LoftusFamilyCulture

Christian Moral Pedagogy and Penumbrae of Power - Doctors Without Boredom

There are different levels of responsibility for churches and Christians. How do we sort them all out?

Jake MeadorFeaturedCulture

The Right Instructions - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In his piece on the Thorburn affair in Australia, Simon Kennedy offered an important and, to my knowledge, mostly new contribution to the entire negative world discourse. Though he mentioned the idea of “winsomeness” being the problem, he also proposed […]