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Eyes to See: On Disability, Spiritual Sight, and the Holy Spirit - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

When I was pregnant with my son David Samuel, born in the heat of last July, I wondered if I could make a sort of bargain with God. I knew David would be disabled, and I prayed either that God […]

Matthew LaPineFeaturedembodimentAnthropology

The Logic of the Body - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A Thomistic psychology will help us understand the complex relationship between our bodies and our emotions, helping us know how to aid wounded people.

Joshua FarrisFeaturedembodiment

A Theology of Faces: Notes on the Costs of Masking - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I have heard it said time and time again: “Wearing a face covering is a small sacrifice to love your neighbor.” All this in the context of discussing face masks ever since the CDC and, some experts, decided that it […]

J Arthur BloomFeaturedembodiment

Why We Need an Interfaith Gravedigger's Guild | Mere Orthodoxy

Many Americans do not have the means to obtain a dignified burial after their death. Christians, Muslims, and Jews ought to do something about that.

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Against an Economy Financed by Human Bodies | Mere Orthodoxy

The late capitalist economy has found many ways of turning the exploitation of human bodies into a booming business.

Jake MeadorCreation Careembodiment

Evangelicals are not modern gnostics. We're materialists.

Contrary to the attacks of many critics, evangelicals are not modern gnostics. If anything, we are materialists.

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The Strength of the Hills is not Ours | Mere Orthodoxy

Wesley Morris's recent piece in the NYT considers the wide-scale identity crisis we have witnessed in 2015 without getting to the root of the problem.

Matthew Lee Andersonembodiment

The Fatal Tensions of the Fight Churches

Fight Church is a documentary by Bryan Storkel that asks whether Christians can participate in MMA. Matthew Lee Anderson evaluates.

Chris KrychoembodimentAnthropologyHermeneutics

God Become Man: Towards a Richer Theology of the Incarnation

Though the idea we ought to "incarnate" Christ to the world as Christ "incarnated" the Godhead to us is attractive, it misses something much better.

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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.

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Marijuana, Caffeine, and a Therapeutic Drug Culture

Consider the interrelationship between caffeine and marijuana. Caffeine may engender work and restlessness, while marijuana invokes sloth.

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When Your Publisher stops Publishing Your Book: Earthen Vessels *Really* Cheap

Earthen Vessels is going out of print. This is your last chance to get a paper copy.