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Jake MeadorSocial Trends

Accumulated Absences

The path that leads Jayber Crow toward health and belonging is worth our attention, not least because it is now in danger of being lost.

Matthew LoftusChurchSocial Trends

The Great Dechurching Will Hurt Poor People

Members of mainline denominations as a percentage of the US population have dropped to the single digits. That’s bad news for the poor and vulnerable.

Miles SmithSocial TrendsBook Reviews

Reviewing Archbishop Charles Chaput's "Strangers in a Strange Land"

Reviewing Archbishop Charles Chaput's "Strangers in a Strange Land"

Jake MeadorRefugeePro-LifeSocial TrendsSocial Justice

Listener Response to the Mere Fidelity Refugee Episode

A listener writes in about local opportunities to serve refugees in response to the Mere Fidelity refugee episode.

Alastair RobertsSocial TrendsLiteratureTechnologyPresenceSocial MediaTwitterPride and Prejudice

Twitter Is Like Elizabeth Bennet's Meryton

Twitter Is Like Elizabeth Bennet's Meryton

Matthew Lee AndersonSocial Trends

The Death of Adulthood

Is the death of adulthood in America real? Matthew Lee Anderson responds to AO Scott's essay on patriarchy and adulthood's decline.

Jake MeadorCultureChurchSocial Trends

Respectability and the Plausibility of Orthodoxy

The rise of moralistic, therapeutic deism has created new challenges for the church and, particularly, for the concept of religious orthodoxy.

Matthew Lee AndersonSocial Trends

Belated thoughts on the Duck Dynasty Kerfuffle

Duck Dynasty people said some controversial thinga about homosexuality. Matthew Lee Anderson comments on them.

Brett McCrackenTechnologyCultureSocial TrendsSocial MediaThe Bling Ringpresent shockSelfieSofia CoppolaGray MattersRichard Brody

Selfie Deception

How we consume culture says a lot about what we value. And how we consume has never been more public. What message are we sending in our tweets and selfies?

Matthew Lee AndersonSocial Trends

One More on Chick-Fil-A, with John Corvino

John Corvino and Matthew Lee Anderson discuss whether Chick-Fil-A should be boycotted for its stance on traditional marriage.

Matthew Lee AndersonSocial Trends

Friendship, Opposition, and Chick-Fil-A

Chick-Fil-A's defense of traditional marriage caused an uproar among Christians. Friendship and opposition are possible if we love the truth.

Matthew Lee AndersonSocial Trends

Candor, the Religious Liberty Fight, and Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat suggests that those who oppose religious liberty should have candor. But the fight against religious liberty needs vagueness.