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J. Brandon MeeksFeatured

Southern Guilt, Southern Gospel | Mere Orthodoxy

Traditional Country Music as expressed by the haunting echoes of Hank Williams and gritty ballads of Johnny Cash, is a form of religious testimony.

Andrew ArndtFeaturedChurch

To Open or Not to Open? A Humble Plea - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in […]

Casey ShuttFeaturedChurch

Piercing a Hole in the Heavens | Mere Orthodoxy

Churches, although ordinary and easy to overlook (you’ve probably passed several already today), are portals that crackle with the power of God.

Anthony BradleyFeaturedEvangelicalism

American Evangelicalism isn't feminized or patriarchal. It's matrilineal.

Matrilineal societies, such as evangelicalism, are cultures in which women are the primary carriers of social memory and keepers of social order.

Bill MeloneFeatured

Book Review: How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Racial injustice has become an unavoidable topic for American Christianity. It challenges all levels of relational unity, from large ecclesial networks to personal friendships. When relational unity is challenged and fractured, we naturally search for the source of the problem, […]

David BlackFeaturedHistoryEconomics and Business

Hansel & Gretel Disenchanted: A Response to Eugene McCarraher

“This is wrong,” the witch said. “Witches turn children into cookies. Children don’t turn witches into cookies. It’s against the natural order.”

Jake MeadorFeatured

A Thousand Liveried Angels Lackey Her: In Memoriam Nancy Snyder

Fame in God's country and fame on earth are two quite different things. So let us now remember a woman beloved of God, famous in his country.

Nick DalbeyFeatured

The Dogma of Minimalist Drama - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In his comedy sketch about “Stuff,” George Carlin joked that the whole meaning of life can be described as “Trying to find a place to put your stuff!” After all, that’s what a house is: it’s a “place to keep […]

Benjamin WoollardFeaturedEconomics and Business

Not for Bread Alone: Notes on Good Work - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

On a number of the shelves in my home sit baskets that I have made myself. I took up the craft out of a need for contrast in what is a largely abstract existence, mostly consisting of reading and computer […]

Leah Libresco SargeantFeaturedChurch

Keeping Vaclav Benda's Door Open - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I don’t think there’s anyone better to explain to Rod Dreher where he went wrong in his recent posts about the death of George Floyd than Rod Dreher. When I wrote to him (Update #8 in that linked post), I […]

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

Conservatism, Out of Decadence | Mere Orthodoxy

What we need is a political vision to lead America out of immanence and back to transcendence. Two midwestern senators have rival visions of how to do that.

Daniel DeCarloFeaturedCurrent Politics

The Strange Death of the Populist Dream and Victory of Woke Integralism

Human beings are inextricably religious creatures desiring transcendent purpose. Populism ignores this fact. Woke integralism does not.