The Mainline We Need

September 22nd, 2023 | 16 min read

Aaron Renn has kindly linked to a number of our recent pieces here at Mere O, including some of my work on a hypothetical new mainline as well as Tim Suffield's reflection on counter-institutions.

In his response to my Mainline post, he noted that what I'm describing as a desirable goal is not really Mainline Protestantism.

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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, National Review, Comment, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. He is a contributing editor with Plough and a contributing writer at the Dispatch. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.

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The Mainline We Need

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