Peter J. Leithart is President of the Theopolis Institute, Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author, most recently, of Creator (IVP).
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Peter J. Leithart
God is the God of exodus, who hears the cries of his people, visits them in their distress, and takes vengeance against rivals. Continue Reading »
Only through tribulation does hope have its advent in the world, and all this comes to literal fulfillment in Mary. Continue Reading »
Here is the hope of the gospel: There is a love stronger than death, a love more jealously possessive than the grave. Continue Reading »
It may sound miserable, but desperation and obsession are what make finishing up the most delicious part of the whole book-writing process. Continue Reading »
The shapers of Hawaii's Christian monarchy lie alongside conspirators who undid that same monarchy. Continue Reading »
As time progresses, science points more towards teleology and away from Darwin. Continue Reading »
Since the beginning of the Biden administration, there have been rumblings that the White House and federal agencies have also privately pressured social media companies to squelch dissent. Continue Reading »
Observing the online reaction to my column, I fear I was misunderstood. Some apparently read it as a brief for the primacy of the “spiritual” over the “political.” That isn’t my view. I advocate instead the deconstruction of the spiritual/political dualism and the primacy of ecclesial politics. Continue Reading »
As critics have pointed out, the NatCon statement ignores the universal ethical and political vision at the foundation of Western civilization. Continue Reading »
Most of Kenneth Steven’s tales are simple, hardly worth the telling. But they’re the kind of tales that are the texture of life, like the stories we recount at the dinner table. Continue Reading »
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