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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."

Jake MeadorFeaturedHistoryCulture War

The New Alarmism Is Not New and Is Not Alarmism | Mere Orthodoxy

The problems that Rod Dreher, Archbishop Chaput, Drs. R. R. Reno and Anthony Esolen raise in their books aren't new and their concerns are quite reasonable.

E. J. HutchinsonFamilyFeatured

On Gratitude and the Fifth Commandment | Mere Orthodoxy

Ultimately the fifth commandment is concerned with teaching us to be grateful for the order into which we are born and to submit to that order happily.

Samuel JamesFeaturedCollege and University

Our Middlebury Moment | Mere Orthodoxy

The violent student protests at Middlebury College are a powerful reminder of one of our moment's pressing need: an active theology of human dignity.

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation

Lent, Individualism, and Christian Piety | Mere Orthodoxy

Alastair Roberts and Jake Meador discuss how modern individualism shapes and distorts our experience of Lent.

Guest WriterFeaturedCurrent Politics

Do Evangelicals Actually Want an Originalist on the Supreme Court?

Evangelicals have praised Judge Gorsuch's originalism. But their actions suggest they don't actually want an originalist on the nation's highest court.

Alastair RobertsFeaturedCollege and University

Freeing Speech: Free Speech, Milo, and the University - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A peculiar and noteworthy feature of our cultural conversations around the subject of free speech is their narrow focus upon the non-proscription of expression. If we were to employ Isaiah Berlin’s taxonomy, we could say that these conversations have framed […]

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism

The Benedict Option and Its Reviewers | Mere Orthodoxy

The early reviews of Rod Dreher's "The Benedict Option" have tacitly explained why the idea began to catch on in the first place.

Guest WriterFeaturedEducation

Progressives, Harry Potter, and Little Platoons | Mere Orthodoxy

Part of the reasons progressives love Harry Potter is that it offers the allure of ancient ritual without the rigorous demand of dogma.

Matthew Lee AndersonFeatured

Mere Fidelity: The Fractured Republic, with Yuval Levin - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

We are thrilled to have Yuval Levin join us to discuss his important book The Fractured Republic: Renewing America’s Social Contract in an Age of Individualism. Levin is widely regarded as one of the brightest conservative thinkers working today. He helped found both […]

Sharon Hodde MillerFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation

Evangelicals and the Loss of Prophetic Imagination - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

This year has changed me. I say this in all earnestness and with no dramatic intent, but this year really has changed me. I am not the same person I was, and my calling has shifted too. It’s difficult to […]

Brad LittlejohnFeaturedCurrent Politics

Climate Change Is Political and There's Nothing Wrong With That

Donald Trump was sworn in as President at noon on Friday, January 20th. Within an hour, all references to climate change had been removed from the White House website. He has stacked key positions with outspoken climate change deniers, and […]