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Andrew KoperskiFamilyTheology

On Contraception, Tradition, and the Wise(r) Use of Christian History

Protestant arguments against contraception that simply appeal to church tradition in an undifferentiated way are far too simplistic to be helpful.

Amy MantravadiFamilyCultureFormation

Parenting an Autistic Child in 2025

If we lack a robust account of the goodness of human life itself, we will have very little to offer to parents of children on the autism spectrum.

Mitch EastFamilyCultureFormation

The Separation of Woman and Womb: A Warning

If we imagine some not unlikely future forms of biomedical tech we will quickly realize how inadequate much Christian thinking about bioethics has been.

Katelyn Walls SheltonFamilySexualityFormation

Sexuality and the Need for Moral Guidance

While it may sometimes be awkward, Christians should be talking more about sex, not less.

Kirsten SandersFamilyTheology

Desiderata for a Protestant Theology of the Body

Preliminary notes on what a Protestant 'theology of the body' ought to be.

Haley BaumeisterFamilyTechnologyFormation

The Case Against Vasectomies

The glib way in which many evangelicals approach procedures like vasectomies is indicative of how superficial our understanding of sexuality often is.

Tara ThiekeFamilyFeaturedEducation

Cats and Sixty Foot Whales: Reflections on Children's Books

Wonder is the birthright of every child and yet the vast majority of contemporary children's lit is designed to beat wonder out of even the smallest child.

Gracy OlmsteadFamilyFeatured

Markets and the Strangulation of the American Family | Mere Orthodoxy

If the American people care about the family, it's high time we start to act like it because, as two recent books show, the American family is struggling.

Kirsten SandersFamilyFeaturedAnthropology

Tethered Still - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I am a mother and a theologian. These two facts belong together, inextricable as they are for me and my experience of them. I was pregnant with my first child as I began my doctoral work; I carried her to […]

Tessa CarmanFamilyCultureFormationJournalSpring 2025

Why I Don't Like the Term "Homeschool"

All of life is education, regardless of what sort of formal schooling your children participate in.

Kirsten SandersFamilyMarriageFormationJournalSpring 2025

Forsaking All Others

To have at the end of your life one single story, a promise that was kept, would gesture to all the things you did not choose.

Stiven PeterFamilyTechnology

The Case Against In Vitro Fertilization

The limitations of moral reasoning via proof texting has left many Christians ill equipped to consider a practice like in vitro fertilization (IVF).