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Jake MeadorPoliticsEthics

The Demands of Love in Harry Potter | Mere Orthodoxy

Love in Harry Potter is not primarily a feeling or emotion, but rather an orientation to the world that transforms everything one looks at.

Jake MeadorPolitics

On the Libertarian Solution to the Marriage Debate

The Revs Christopher Seitz and Ephraim Radner have become the latest to propose a badly mistaken libertarian solution to the marriage debate.

Matthew LoftusPoliticsCultureEconomics and Business

Faith, Family, and the Dangers of Capitalism

Do Hobby Lobby’s day-to-day practices contravene many conservative values? Are the dangers of capitalism more than we reckoned for?

Jake MeadorPolitics

The Politics of Tolkien | Mere Orthodoxy

George RR Martin's critique of the politics of Tolkien, while somewhat understandable, misrepresents Tolkien on a foundational level.

Michael HendrixPoliticsstatismconservativismpopulism

Against Populism

Conservatives ought to be against populism: Burke had it right when he distrusted both government and people.

Michael HendrixPoliticsCulture

Millennial Insecurity Runs Washington D.C. - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Washington D.C. runs on millennial insecurity. For every job a millennial leaves, fifty want to take over.

Jake MeadorPoliticsHistory

Two scholars debate violence and the nation state | Mere Orthodoxy

Friend of Mere O Brad Littlejohn and William Cavanaugh have had in interesting debate on violence and the nation state over at the Political Theology blog.

Brad LittlejohnPoliticsintellectual empathypolemics

Speaking the Truth in Love: Rules of Engagement for the Polemically-Inclined

Intellectual emapthy is a virtue that we are short on these days. Brad Littlejohn explains what speaking the truth in love means.

Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsintellectual empathy

Intellectual Empathy and Overcoming Disagreement

Overcoming disagreement is hard but not impossible. Intellectual empathy is a virtue that helps us move from disagreement to understanding.

Guest WriterPoliticsSteve HolmesUnited Stateschristianity

How to Think About American Politics (by a British Observer)

How should Christians think about American politics? What is it about our country that makes social issues difficult? A British observer explains.

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Persuasion and Political Disagreement: Behaving After the Election

How should Christians act when there is political disagreement? How should they pursue persuasion?

Brett McCrackenPoliticsCurrent Politics

Five Reasons I'm Voting for Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney isn't the perfect candidate for President. But here are five reasons why he might be the best candidate we have.