ArticlesI write about theology, politics, and place and how the three are interrelated. Contact Me Ecclesial Realignment After the Culture Wars The divides opening up in the American church point to deeper questions concerning justice and history that can no longer be ignored. The End of the Liberalism Debate Ultimately the liberalism debates of the past several years had less to do with principle and wisdom as it relates to public life and far more to do with a naked lusting after power and relevance. The Culture War Comes Home A new fairness ordinance being debated in Lincoln, NE imagines the world as a bleak, inhumane place. Black Patriotism and National Conservatism A response to Glenn Loury's recent address at the National Conservatism conference Christians in the Gray Zone: The Strong Gods are Back A transcript of Jake's lecture given at Rochester L'Abri in March of 2022. There is no Wealth but Life: Rootedness in an Orphaned World Any social program that attempts to chart the way through late liberalism that doesn't foreground the goodness of life will fail in its aims. Chick-fil-A Chickens Out Chick-fil-A's capitulation to progressive cultural pressure is further proof that excellence in the market is not enough to preserve Christian society. Resisting a Throwaway Culture What Does it Mean to Be Prolife in the Age of Trump? Who Will Rescue America’s Farmers? If conservatives do not put forth policies that show they love the land and the men and women who cultivate it, then those needed citizens will find other champions. The End of Christendom: Notes on the Burning of Notre Dame Rod Dreher is fond of quoting a line from Benedict XVI who has said that the church’s two most powerful evangelistic tools are her art and her saints. Whose Reaganism? Which Republicanism? In an intriguing document published last week at First Things and signed by a number of prominent dissident conservatives, the drafters called for an end to “warmed-over Reaganism.” America’s Farming Crisis, Laid Bare by Midwest Floods A deeper problem lies beneath recent stories of swelling rivers, soggy small towns, and feel-good relief efforts. A Unified Nation Must Rest on Something Real Convenience and comfort can’t hold us together forever. Why We Need Loome Theological Booksellers Old books furnish us with ideas that can challenge and season us as thinkers and help us understand the truths of the Christian religion. The Nature of Christian Love: Sacrifice and Service Christians living in the modern West receive two stories telling them who they are and how they should live. « Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 Next » Read my blog at Mere Orthodoxy
