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Michael HendrixPoliticsCulture

Millennial Insecurity Runs Washington D.C. - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Washington D.C. runs on millennial insecurity. For every job a millennial leaves, fifty want to take over.

Brett McCrackenCulture

Things I've Learned From C.S. Lewis - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

50 years after his death, C.S. Lewis continues to teach us about life, longing, God, and the "weight of glory."

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Lost At Sea, in Space, in the Cloud

Does the iWorld of cloud-based media intake leave us feeling isolated, adrift? Do movies like "Gravity" and "All is Lost" reflect anxiety of the iPod era?

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Body Politics in the Films of Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen's films--Hunger (2008), Shame (2011), and 12 Years a Slave (2013)--each depict visceral, sometimes brutal explorations of human embodiment.

Matthew Lee AndersonCultureOliver O'Donovan

The Gospel and Public Life: Get the Audio of a Conversation with Oliver O'Donovan

Oliver O'Donovan, Matthew Lee Anderson, and Ken Myers engaged in a conversation on the Gospel and Public Life in Washington D.C.

Jake MeadorCulture

Responses to Why We Need Small Towns

Rod Dreher and Brian Gumm raised a major question about Jake's essay on small towns: how can we have viable small towns without a viable small town economy?

Matthew Lee AndersonCulture

The Gospel and Public Life: Announcing a Conversation with Ken Myers and Oliver O'Donovan

The Gospel and Public Life: Announcing a Conversation with Ken Myers and Oliver O'Donovan

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Album Review: Over the Rhine, 'Meet Me at the Edge of the World'

A review of Ohio folk duo Over the Rhine's latest release, a double album comprised of songs about love, death, God and home.

Jake MeadorEducationCulture

Short-term Missions Trips and Cultural Institutions

What would happen if money from short-term missions trips were diverted toward under-funded local Christian institutions?

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Are You Free to NOT Drink?

What happens when Christian freedom to enjoy alcohol goes from being a "nice to have" to a "must have"? When liberty becomes just a new sort of legalism?

Brett McCrackenTechnologyCultureSocial TrendsSocial MediaThe Bling Ringpresent shockSelfieSofia CoppolaGray MattersRichard Brody

Selfie Deception

How we consume culture says a lot about what we value. And how we consume has never been more public. What message are we sending in our tweets and selfies?

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Have Christians Lost Their Sense of Difference?

Have today's Christians abandoned the call to be set apart? Are Christians embodying the call to be salt & light or are they blending in with the darkness?