Mere Fidelity

Send Us A Message Professor Oliver O’Donovan joins Matt and Derek once more. This time they discuss the relationship of Christian belief and practice to the contemporary political realities of our world. Do we need a new constitution? What’s to be done about the current wars? How can we properly utilize passion and reason in elections? Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported. If you would like to support this work, become a Mere Orthodoxy Member today at http:...

Send Us A Message Derek and Alistair discuss the ways in which the Old Testament is used in the book of Acts: by the author in structuring the narrative, and also by the apostles to shape the identity and mission of the early church. Christ is the center of it all. Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported. If you would like to support this work, become a Mere Orthodoxy Member today at http://mereorthodoxy.com/membership. Get 30% off the Baker Book of the ...

Send Us A Message For generations of evangelicals lacking good catechesis, Martin Luther is often seen as a primitive, unsophisticated, or backwards reformer. Into this negative environment, Dr. Todd Hains is bringing forth the richness of Luther’s thought and Lutheranism’s tradition. There is so much more than just justification by faith. Alastair and Matt discuss with Dr. Hains his latest book, and they get at the central question: What does it mean to interpret Scripture with Scripture? Me...

Send Us A Message Have you ever encountered a passage of the Bible that confused you? Sometimes we get hung up on a book's origin, wrestle with its meaning, question its relevance, or simply dislike what it teaches. In this episode, Alastair and Derek discuss approaching complex passages faithfully without undermining the challenge. Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported. If you would like to support this work, become a Mere Orthodoxy Member today...

Send Us A Message Therapy culture (not therapy itself) has gotten way out of hand. Too many of life's normal vicissitudes are treated as mental illnesses. How do we avoid the extremes of medicalizing morality or moralizing medicine? How's a pastor to navigate this issue? Matthew Loftus, M.D., joins Derek, James, and Brad to discuss this sticky, hot-topic issue. Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported. If you would like to support this work, become a Mere Ortho...