Fragmentation and Aestheticism

by Peter J. Leithart

Modernity fragments. Modernity also throws up movements for organic-aesthetic unity. Continue Reading »

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A World Beyond Morality

by Peter J. Leithart

Moral commitment is one of the casualties of a world where everything solid melts into air. Continue Reading »

4 Mar 2015 0

Heifers, Serpents, Trees, Locusts

by Peter J. Leithart

On the crazily mixed metaphors of the Bible. Continue Reading »

4 Mar 2015 0

Making Selves Without Straw

by Peter J. Leithart

Never has the demand for self-construction been more insistent. Never have we been so thoroughly without the raw materials. Continue Reading »

4 Mar 2015 0

50 Shades of Pamela

by Peter J. Leithart

50 Shades of Grey tells an old story of male redemption. Continue Reading »

3 Mar 2015 0

Rituals of Power?

by Peter J. Leithart

Rituals aren't just exercises of power on bodies. They engage minds as well. Continue Reading »

3 Mar 2015 0

Society v. Culture

by Peter J. Leithart

Cultural theory is politically invested in challenging the normative aspects of society. Continue Reading »

3 Mar 2015 0

Structure in Spenser

by Peter J. Leithart

On the structures of the Fairie Queene. Continue Reading »

3 Mar 2015 0

Accommodation

by Peter J. Leithart

The theory of divine “accommodation” can explain away the text rather than illuminating it. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2015 0

I Am Welsh

by Peter J. Leithart

Wales loomed large in Elizabethan England. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2015 0