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Jonathan Merritt

Jonathan Merritt

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Jonathan is an award-winning faith and culture writer who has published over 3500 articles in outlets such as USA Today, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed and Christianity Today. He is a contributing writer for The Atlantic and senior columnist for Religion News Service. His articles are viewed more than 2.5 million times each year. Jonathan has been interviewed by CNN, ABC World News, NPR, MSNBC, Fox News, and The New York Times and is author of several books including Learning to Speak God from Scratch. The critically acclaimed Jesus is Better Than You Imagined. He was recently named one of 30 young leaders reshaping Christian leadership by Outreach magazine. Known for his ability to tackle difficult issues through both the written and spoken word, Jonathan has become a sought after speaker by universities, seminaries, churches and conferences on cultural and religious issues. He holds a M.Div ThM from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, NC) and a Master of Theology from Emory University Candler School of Theology (Atlanta, GA). He resides in Brooklyn, NY.

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Learning to Speak God from Scratch

As America rapidly becomes a pluralistic, postmodern society, many of us struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand...

Featured on: Wednesday, June 13, 2018

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Although it’s Pride month, June hasn’t seen much LGBT hoopla here in Texas. The Washington Stand reports that throughout the country, such celebrating “has been dialed back to a stunning degree.” The...

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This year millions of Americans will visit our nation’s capital to celebrate our 250th anniversary. I have encouraged many who plan to visit Washington, DC to look for all the references to God in the...

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