Those Dour Swedes

by Peter J. Leithart

The Swedish Academy looks for lofty fiction, and has trouble with wit. Continue Reading »

8 Oct 2014 0

The Meaning of Sacrifice

by Peter J. Leithart

How and what does sacrifice “mean”? Continue Reading »

8 Oct 2014 0

Objectivity and Subjectivity in Atonement

by Peter J. Leithart

Is it helpful to distinguish between “objective” and “subjective” theories of atonement? Continue Reading »

8 Oct 2014 0

Knowing in the Biblical Sense

by Peter J. Leithart

“Knowing in the biblical sense” is not as common in the Bible as popularly imagined. Continue Reading »

8 Oct 2014 0

Torah and Circumcision

by Peter J. Leithart

Why does Paul associate circumcision with the Moses rather than Abraham? Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2014 0

Normalizing Incest

by Peter J. Leithart

The same arguments used for same-sex marriage can be used to overturn incest prohibitions. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2014 0

Manhattitude

by Peter J. Leithart

Zadie Smith reflects on a beer ad in Soho. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2014 0

Widowed Israel

by Peter J. Leithart

David caught in his own words. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2014 0

Prohibited Speech

by Peter J. Leithart

Marilynne Robinson on the unspoken restrictions on speaking our minds. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2014 0

Back to the Feudal

by Peter J. Leithart

Middle East nation-states are collapsing into fiefdoms. Continue Reading »

6 Oct 2014 0