When Work Is Fun

by Peter J. Leithart

Work has become so much fun for wealthy people that they are no longer the leisure classes. Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2014 0

Sacramental Metaphysicals

by Peter J. Leithart

The Eucharistic imagination of the Metaphysical poets. Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2014 0

From Island to Mountain

by Peter J. Leithart

John’s apocalyptic visions track the history of Moses. John is a true prophet in the Mosaic tradition. Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2014 0

Egyptian Modernity

by Peter J. Leithart

The modern world owes more to ancient Egypt than we might guess. Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2014 0

Competing Exoduses

by Peter J. Leithart

Late antique Egyptians told their own versions of the exodus, and these had some grim lasting effects on the West. Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2014 0

Hellenism and Translation

by Peter J. Leithart

Hellenism didn’t conquer other cultural forms. It provided, Jan Assmann suggests, a flexible medium for cross-cultural translation. Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2014 0

The Sea at the Center

by Peter J. Leithart

Robert Kaplan says that the South China Sea is the new Caribbean basin. Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2014 0

Seatback Upright

by Peter J. Leithart

The inside scoop on airplane seating from the New Yorker. Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2014 0

Una Ecclesia

by Peter J. Leithart

Who is Spenser’s Una? Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2014 0

The Rainbow and the Throne

by Peter J. Leithart

Why does God have an emerald rainbow around His heavenly throne? Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2014 0