Jonathan Merritt

Contributing Editor

Jonathan Merritt is author of the book Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing — and How We Can Revive Them and a contributing writer for The Atlantic.

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Analysis

The death of sacred speech

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Analysis

Hollywood's big bet on Christian movies

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Opinion

Roy Moore and the moral mirror of hatred

The Christian bookstore Alba House, 2005.

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Analysis

The rise and fall of the Christian bookstore

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Analysis

Is God boosting Stephen Colbert's ratings?

Evangelist Pat Robertson has gone overboard.

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Opinion

Pat Robertson, Christianity's crazy uncle

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Analysis

God, child abuse, and the limits of religious freedom in America

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Opinion

Why the media can't ignore Donald Trump

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Feature

Jazz hands for Jesus: Inside Broadway's religious revival

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Opinion

Does Liberty University hurt the GOP?

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Opinion

Why some Christians deny gay people funerals — and why they must stop

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Opinion

How secular Hollywood is unwittingly promoting the Christian faith

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Opinion

Stop calling Hobby Lobby a Christian business

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Opinion

Christian bookstores are the next gay-marriage battleground

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Opinion

Why Christians should get on board with space exploration

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Opinion

Blame Obama and U.S. evangelicals for the persecution of Iraqi Christians

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Opinion

Christians have no moral rationale for spanking their children

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Opinion

How American Christians can stop being bullies and start winning converts

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Opinion

The trauma-filled tragedy of Syria's child refugees

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Opinion

Why does Hollywood keep barring minorities from Biblical blockbusters?

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Opinion

Jonathan Merritt

The death of sacred speech

Hollywood's big bet on Christian movies

Roy Moore and the moral mirror of hatred

The rise and fall of the Christian bookstore

Is God boosting Stephen Colbert's ratings?

Pat Robertson, Christianity's crazy uncle

God, child abuse, and the limits of religious freedom in America

Why the media can't ignore Donald Trump

Jazz hands for Jesus: Inside Broadway's religious revival

Does Liberty University hurt the GOP?

Why some Christians deny gay people funerals — and why they must stop

How secular Hollywood is unwittingly promoting the Christian faith

Stop calling Hobby Lobby a Christian business

Christian bookstores are the next gay-marriage battleground

Why Christians should get on board with space exploration

Blame Obama and U.S. evangelicals for the persecution of Iraqi Christians

Christians have no moral rationale for spanking their children

How American Christians can stop being bullies and start winning converts

The trauma-filled tragedy of Syria's child refugees

Why does Hollywood keep barring minorities from Biblical blockbusters?

Is the Christian music industry liberalizing on gay marriage?