Jacob Joseph Andrews is a lay Anglican who lives with his wife and son in the western suburbs of Chicago. He teaches Latin and Logic at Covenant Classical School and is a PhD Candidate in medieval philosophy at Loyola University. He and his wife also live and work at a transitional housing program for single mothers. In his free time, he sings with his toddler, bakes bread, learns languages, and writes fantasy fiction. More information can be found at his personal website.
Should churches obey government restrictions on public services due to COVID-19? This has been a controversial question among Christians, and this essay will not answer it. Partisans on both sides, after all, are motivated by non-negotiable common goods: health on the one hand, religion on the other. Many Americans, of course, are particularly concerned with…
