Why Diversions Don't Divert

by Peter J. Leithart

The bored seek relief in diversions, which only bore them further. Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2015 0

Law and Gospel in Public

by Peter J. Leithart

We grasp the order of “nature” only through the gospel. Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2015 0

Symbolizing Reality

by Peter J. Leithart

John uses extravagant, sometimes puzzling imagery. But he uses it to describe the real world. Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2015 0

Kept from Women

by Peter J. Leithart

Kept from women, the 144,000 are purified for worship and for war. Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2015 0

Unity First?

by Peter J. Leithart

Is the body of Christ one before it is many? Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2015 0

Nothing Sacred

by Peter J. Leithart

Judaism without interest in God. Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2015 0

Automatic Writing

by Peter J. Leithart

Writing by habit is the ideal writing. Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2015 0

New Song From Heaven

by Peter J. Leithart

The “new song” of praise to the Lamb starts in heaven, but gets picked up on earth. Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2015 0

Lector Ludens

by Peter J. Leithart

Huizinga and Bakhtin weren't the first to develop theories of play. Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2015 0

Against Sacraments

by Peter J. Leithart

The flaw in Barth's late sacramental theology. Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2015 0