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On Powers, Principalities, and Politics | Mere Orthodoxy

What do the prophets say about those who align themselves with God's enemies? And what do they say about those who persist in doing so for an extended time?

Jake MeadorFeaturedChurchEvangelicalism

Ecclesiology and the Zombie Pastor Problem - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A brief note on the furor surrounding Patheos’s decision to add Mark Driscoll to their Evangelical channel: One of the common responses when something like this hits the press is for evangelicals, self-lacerating sorts that we are, to say that […]

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The PCA's "Tim Keller Problem" | Mere Orthodoxy

The PCA has a number of problems. But "Kellerism" isn't the issue. And if we aren't careful, the critiques of Kellerism will become a far larger issue.

Matthew Lee AndersonFeaturedEvangelicalismCulture War

Evangelicalism's Flight 93 Moment: Reflections on the Nashville Statement

The larger problem with the Nashville Statement may well be the disregard its signers have for their conservative, thoroughly orthodox critics.

Guest WriterFeaturedEvangelicalism

In Praise of Cultural Christianity | Mere Orthodoxy

Far from undermining the preaching of the Gospel, cultural Christianity helps to promote it by creating material conditions that are more conducive to it.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

How Marketing Jargon Poisons Christian Community | Mere Orthodoxy

American evangelicalism is a deeply commercial sort of religion. Consequently, we struggle to imagine alternatives ways of talking about community life.

Matthew LoftusFeaturedEvangelicalismCurrent Politics

Will the Church Continue to Kill People with Hepatitis C? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Friends, There is an urgent soul-cry from the culture. From our neighbors. This cry has been silenced by the church and ignored by the media.

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The Oppressive Church Has Tried to Get Independent Teachers Under Their Authority Since the Beginning - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Ephesus – AD 52 – Darkest Timeline Caius and Nikola linger in the front room, waiting for Justus to finishing tidying up. The house church had just finished their Sunday meeting, and they needed to get home before dark.

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism

Indexing Political Theologies: Six Christianity and Culture Strategies - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of the smarter criticisms I’ve read of Rod’s book comes from Doug Wilson’s initial post about it in which he raises the question of whether we are moving into a time of extended testing under an established regime hostile […]

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How Do Movements Grow? The BenOp, Conversation, and Local Advocacy - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

One of my primary points in my review of Rod’s book is that orthodox Christians need a robust commitment to conversation if we are to thrive in a post-Christian context. Given the importance this will play and the related point […]

Guest WriterFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation

Pastoral Care and the Trauma of Life: A Reformed Evangelical Approach

Reformed theology provides pastors with the resources to help address trauma, which is what makes those churches struggles to address it well so sad.

Brad EastFeaturedHistoryEvangelicalism

Theologians Were Arguing About the Benedict Option 35 Years Ago

The current Benedict Option debate has its roots in academic debates of the early 1980s and, as such, vindicates Hunter's argument in "To Change the World."