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Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

what it costs our kids

Tara Ann Thieke describes the ugly side of childcare and the harms parents do to themselves and their children.

Matthew LoftusCulture

why can't white Christians take black Christians at their word?

White Christians seem to have real difficulties taking their brothers and sisters of color at their word when it comes to racism. Why?

Matthew LoftusCulture

we can make up great things - like national identity!

National identities might be "made up", but that doesn't make them any less real.

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryCriminal Justice

can Black Lives Matter achieve its goals?

Cedric Johnson examines the history of identity politics and finds BLM wanting in its attempts to reform the police.

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEthics

The Sacrifice of Africa - a book all missionaries to Africa should read

Emmanuel Katongole's book is necessary reading for missionaries and anyone who relies on the trope of "tribalism" to explain violence in Africa.

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomicsHealth & Medicine

there are reasons why poor people eat what they eat

Diet and socioeconomic status are closely linked because poverty fosters a sense of nihilism about health and the future.

Matthew LoftusCulturearts

can evangelicalism's corpse be revived?

Alan Jacobs has a grim prediction for the future of evangelicalism: There will of course continue to be vibrant congregations that define themselves as evangelical, but fewer and fewer as the years go by, I think. Most churches that would […]

Matthew LoftusCulture

farewell to facebook

I'm leaving Facebook. But don't worry, you will still have many opportunities to hear my opinions.

Matthew LoftusCulture

choosing our limitations

If we want to get the benefits of community, we'll have to experience its limitations.

Matthew LoftusCulture

the insanity of autonomy

By untethering ourselves from a sense of obligation to one another and sacralizing autonomy, we've sown the seeds for moral chaos.

Jake MeadorFeaturedCultureCulture War

Is it really that bad? Christianity, Secularism, and Apocalypse

"How to Survive the Apocalypse" is a great case for Christian faithful presence in a secular, pluralistic culture. But it is still a flawed, naive argument.

Matthew LoftusCultureandycrouch

Andy Crouch on race, power, and culture making

Andy Crouch is on a podcast spree hitting on important topics like race, power, and culture making.