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The Sacrifice of Africa - a book all missionaries to Africa should read - Doctors Without Boredom

Emmanuel Katongole's book is necessary reading for missionaries and anyone who relies on the trope of "tribalism" to explain violence in Africa.

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEthics

The Sacrifice of Africa - a book all missionaries to Africa should read - Doctors Without Boredom

Emmanuel Katongole's book is necessary reading for missionaries and anyone who relies on the trope of "tribalism" to explain violence in Africa.

Guest WriterFeaturedHistory

Book Review: The Life of Roman Republicanism by Joy Connolly - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By Coyle Neal In some ways, Dr. Joy Connolly’s introduction to the formal study of Rome mirrors my own. “I began to study the republican tradition in earnest in 2001, at a time when the promise of rescue it offered—by […]

Jake MeadorHistory

Notes on Edgardo Montara from a Protestant Onlooker | Mere Orthodoxy

The outrage that followed First Things's publication of an essay on the Mortara affair has, sadly and predictably, focused on the wrong questions.

Guest WriterFeaturedHistory

US History, Structural Racism, NFL Protests, and the Kingdom of God

Michael Graham places the current debates surrounding national anthem protests into a broader context and explains how Christians should respond to them.

Jake MeadorPoliticsHistory

W. E. B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk--Chapter 3

In chapter three, Du Bois turns his attention to Booker T. Washington and offers a measured yet devastating critique of Washington's project.

Jake MeadorFeaturedHistory

Blogging Through W. E. B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk–Chapter 2

In chapter 2, Du Bois writes a short history of black America from 1861-1872 to show how African Americans are a "problem" for the American republic.

Susannah Black RobertsFeaturedHistory

Polis/Counter-polis: On the Civic Benedict Option - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The best approach to the Benedict Option will recognize the secular as a true good and work to preserve it as an essential part of community life.

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.

Jake MeadorPoliticsHistoryEvangelicalism

On Presidential Politics and Evangelical Cultural Clout

The electoral success of the Republican party has convinced some that evangelicalism is still culturally ascendant. That idea is almost entirely mistaken.

Guest WriterHistoryCurrent Politics

How to Deal with Erratic, Corpulent, Much-Married Ginger Rulers

Susannah Black proposes various options for Christians in public life attempting to deal with the ascent of an erratic, corpulent, authoritarian ruler.