This post is coauthored by Andrew Walker and Eric Teetsel In recent days, Mere Orthodoxy has played host to several essays on Newt Gingrich. Matthew Lee Anderson—a friend and co-laborer in the effort to engage young evangelicals with conservative ideas—and Jerry Walls have stated their unequivocal opposition to voting for him. For them, a lifetime of [...]

By far, the most important (and provocative) book I’ve read this year belongs to perennial controversialist, D.G. Hart. His From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism is proving to be quite the conversation starter in evangelical circles. Friend-of-Mere-O Christopher Benson has a fine review of Hart’s book at Books and Culture. [...]

There is a “hubbub” afoot on whether clergy should perform weddings on behalf of the state. The “hubbub” is fomented mostly by Tony Jones, who refuses to perform weddings on behalf of the state or have his own marriage recognized by the state, limiting instead such recognition to his church community and friends. He is motivated [...]

What potential presidential candidate has started a private “Christ-centered” Christian school aimed at serving the poor? What potential presidential candidate and current governor won re-election in 2008 even though then-candidate Obama won the state’s electoral vote? What potential presidential candidate is said to be “totally pro-life and walks the walk”—the same potential candidate who has [...]