Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 17hFinding Happiness That Lasts Andrew Wilson returns to discuss the idea of Christian happiness, not only in the world to come, but in this world also. www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Howard Thurman For Our Time, with Myles Werntz. Why Thurman set "the religion of Jesus" apart from what Christianity has sometimes become. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 001
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why Is The Gospel of John So Unique? Derek and Alastair explore what makes John's Gospel unique and different from the other gospels, identifying major structures, hidden themes, and connections with the beginning and end of Scripture. www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis...buzzsprout.comWhy Is The Gospel of John So Unique?Derek and Alastair explore what makes John's Gospel unique and different from the other gospels, identifying major structures, hidden themes, and connections with the beginning and end of Scripture. 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, with Daniel McInerny. Daniel McInerny on why Waugh's Catholic classic still describes our own age. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Remembering Wendell Berry: Brad East and a panel of special guests gather to remember the life and legacy of Wendell Berry, who recently passed away at 92. www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, with Eric Hutchinson. Eric Hutchinson on the private notebook that became one of the West's most enduring classics. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 010
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, with Daniel K. Williams. Historian Daniel K. Williams on what makes a work of apologetics a classic. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 210
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New episode: In Defense of Evangelicalism with Bonnie Kristian. Why are evangelicals so uniquely hated in contemporary society—and what should we do about it? Deputy editor at Christianity Today joins Derek, Brad, and Alistair to discuss.buzzsprout.comIn Defense of Evangelicalism with Bonnie KristianBonnie Kristian discusses why evangelicals are so uniquely hated in contemporary society. 100
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner, with Matt Stewart. Why quiet novels can hit harder than flashy ones, and why long obedience in relationships might be the rarest plot of all. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 010
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Postliberal Theology, Explained Derek, James, Brad, and Alistair discuss the Yale School in post-liberal theology, voices calling for the church to speak its native language rather than accommodate to culture. www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/1970... 020
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller, with Brad Birzer. A desert monastery preserves what survived the nuclear fire, and the relics include something chilling: the knowledge that could destroy the world again. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026New episode: "What Is A Man?" Is there any hope of recovering real masculinity? Not the toxic type you hear about or the shallow performative type of manhood you see online. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 001
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson, with Cara Rogers Stevens. Jefferson's Notes still shapes how Americans argue about freedom. What do we do with a "classic" that is brilliant, influential, and morally fraught? www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New Mere Fidelity: "Examining Nolan's Odyssey" 🎬 The guys discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey—a post-Christian, pre-pagan adaptation of Homer's epic. What does this film reveal about our cultural moment? www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Nolan's Odyssey and Epics, with Jonathan Geltner, Eric Hutchinson, and Rob Wyllie. Homer's epic is stranger and more demanding than a parade of monsters. What is an epic, really? www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026New episode: "Replay: The Struggle of Prayer." Matt, Derek, and Alastair discuss the struggles and misconceptions surrounding prayer—how it becomes burdensome and what petitions we shouldn't ask for. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Augustine, with Joseph Lanier and Travis Montgomery. Why he still trains our instincts for discipleship. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 010
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Replay: Conservatism with Dr. Yoram Hazony. What's the alternative to Enlightenment Liberalism? Derek, Alastair, and Matt discuss National Conservatism with the chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation.\n\nhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/episodes/19567716-replay-conservatism-with-dr-yoram-hazony 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky, with Maria Baer. Why 21st-century American Christians should still read Dostoevsky's unsettling Russian classic. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Measuring Wealth: How can each subsequent generation both be making more money and be considerably less wealthy? Listen to our latest Mere Fidelity episode now. www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: Jack London: An American Classic, with Elizabeth Stice. Why Christians can still find real value in a writer so openly skeptical of faith. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Replay: The Fractured Republic with Yuval Levin One of conservatism's brightest policy minds, Yuval Levin, joins us to talk about his book The Fractured Republic. Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The Declaration of Independence and the Classics with Brad Birzer: Nadya Williams and Brad Birzer read it closely and ask why it still jolts American life 250 years later. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Divided We Stand: On Denominations How often do you think about denominations? Derek, Brad, and Alistair examine the pros and cons of denominations and pursue authentic catholicity. www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/1945... 100
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Why read outside your tradition? James Wood & Joseph Minich explore how to engage with other Christian perspectives while deepening your own faith. New Mere Fidelity: How to Read Outside Your Traditionbuzzsprout.comhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/19425853-how-to-read-outside-your-tradition 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis, with Oliver Traldi: what does it cost to love someone well when that love curls inward? Nadya Williams and Oliver Traldi on Lewis's retelling of Cupid and Psyche. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026How Theology Nerds Are Made—Derek and Brad interview each other about their foundational theological influences. Which thinkers gave them that spark? New episode of Mere Fidelity: mereorthodoxy.com/mere-fidelity/mereorthodoxy.comhttps://mereorthodoxy.com/mere-fidelity/ 010
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026New episode: East of Eden with Philip Bunn & Matthew H. Young. Philip Bunn and Matthew H. Young join host Nadya Williams to read Steinbeck as political theorist, moral cartographer, and reluctant humanist. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/1936... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026New episode: Magnifica Humanitas with Brad Littlejohn. We discuss Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI, human dignity, education, just war, and good work. www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/1935...buzzsprout.comhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/19356094 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026New on Christians Reading Classics: "James Fenimore Cooper with Dr. Wayne Franklin." Cooper gets filed away as "important" long before most of us actually read him. A leading Cooper scholar on what makes a classic live past its own pages. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 010
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026New episode: "Online And Outside the Institutions" — exploring the "Elijah syndrome" and what it means to pursue faithfulness within compromised institutions. How do we lead well when the systems themselves are broken? www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026New Christians Reading Classics: The Journals of Lewis and Clark with Craig Fehrman We read the journals as a true American classic - for voice, humour, and human detail, not just schoolbook summaries. www.buzzsprout.com/2612793/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026How 1776 Remade The World with Andrew Wilson 1776 is a master key for the modern world. New Mere Fidelity episode with Andrew Wilson on why this year illuminates the rise of the post-Christian West. www.buzzsprout.com/2612792/epis... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026That Hideous Narcissicism by Eddie LaRow mereorthodoxy.com/that-hideous... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Agatha Christie Is Still Worth Reading by Jackson Greer mereorthodoxy.com/agatha-chris... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order by Benjamin Peterson mereorthodoxy.com/community-ch... 010
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Trojan Horses and Magnifica Humanitas by Nadya Williams mereorthodoxy.com/trojan-horse... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The Case for Copying 'The Imitation of Christ' by Hand by Elizabeth Stice mereorthodoxy.com/the-case-for... 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The Church: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic by Jake Meador mereorthodoxy.com/the-church-o... 100
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 19/02/2026📚 We've released a new ebook called Spiritual Formation for the Family. 9 essays from Mere Orthodoxy contributors to help you be intentional with your family. > > You can access it for free at mereorthodoxy.com/family. 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Why Give Up Your Smartphone Two millennials who never owned smartphones explain how digital abstinence offers freedom from the tech industry's addictive social experiment. mereorthodoxy.com/why-and-how-...mereorthodoxy.comWhy and How to Give Up Your SmartphoneLearn from someone who has never owned a smartphone how to adjust your life and tech users so that you can live smartphone free. 011
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 12/02/202612 Theses on Church Buildings While the church is people not buildings, sacred architecture can aid worship by directing attention heavenward through thoughtful design. mereorthodoxy.com/12-theses-on...mereorthodoxy.com12 Theses on Church BuildingsChurch architecture can slide into the ostentatious, but it isn't wrong to care about the aesthetic beauty of the space we use for the worship of God. 020
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026This World Is Still Not My Home For diaspora Christians, longing for heavenly home reflects genuine displacement rather than escapism, offering comfort to the globally scattered. mereorthodoxy.com/this-world-i...mereorthodoxy.comThis World Is Still Not My HomeThe much derided gospel hymn 'This World Is Not My Home' actually teaches a profound truth the church would do well to hear. 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Michael Horton traces how medieval eschatology fused spiritual ascent with historical progress, shaping modern utopian ideologies and definitions of advancement. mereorthodoxy.com/an-excerpt-f...mereorthodoxy.comAn Excerpt from 'Magician and Mechanic' by Michael HortonThe second volume in Michael Horton's 'Sources of the Modern Self' series helps to explain the ascent of utopianism, amongst other things. 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Ryle's Vision of Christian Life J.C. Ryle's practical holiness emphasis offers contemporary resources for Christian witness through pastoral care, preaching clarity, and Anglican faithfulness. mereorthodoxy.com/ryles-vision...mereorthodoxy.comRyle's Vision of the Christian LifeThe 19th century Anglican bishop J. C. Ryle offers a compelling and useful model for ministry and preaching in our own day. 010
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Elites and the Evangelical Class War Contemporary evangelical fractures reflect class conflict between credential-holding elites and working-class congregants more than theological disagreement. mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...mereorthodoxy.comElites and the Evangelical Class WarMuch of the fighting around the idea of 'evangelical elites' is bound up in issues of class and the reality that pugilist antics do not produce elites. 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026The Promise of Christian Small Magazines In an age of algorithmic content and tribal polarization, small Christian publications offer essential spaces for thoughtful cultural engagement. mereorthodoxy.com/the-promise-...mereorthodoxy.comThe Promise of a Christian Small MagazineA small magazine occupies a unique role in the task of creating an ecosystem of mutually reenforcing Christian institutions devoted to the good of society. 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Creed, Prayer, and Commandments for Soul Care Like gardening requires understanding each plant's nature, spiritual formation must recognize how different souls need distinct approaches to flourishing. mereorthodoxy.com/how-the-cree...mereorthodoxy.comHow the Creed, Lord's Prayer, and Ten Commandments Ground Spiritual Formation and Soul CareThe Apostle's Creed, Lord's Prayer, and Decalogue can help us to understand both what we are and what we might become. 000
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Who Is Rich and Who Is Poor? A missionary physician's journey from six-figure American income to African service reveals surprising truths about wealth, poverty, and global perspective. mereorthodoxy.com/who-is-rich-...mereorthodoxy.comWho Is Rich and Who Is Poor?Having an accurate idea of who is rich and who is poor, relatively speaking, can help us better understand the Christian call to generosity. 001
Mere Orthodoxy @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The Promise of Christian Small Magazines Post-war intellectual ferment in Paris reveals how small magazines can create spaces where ideas spark with energy and new worlds open up. mereorthodoxy.com/the-promise-...mereorthodoxy.comThe Promise of a Christian Small MagazineA small magazine occupies a unique role in the task of creating an ecosystem of mutually reenforcing Christian institutions devoted to the good of society. 000