Peter J. Leithart is President of the Theopolis Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, and an adjunct Senior Fellow at New St. Andrews College. He is author, most recently, of Gratitude: An Intellectual History (Baylor).
Protestantism needs a strong sacramental theology in order to be Protestant. Continue Reading »
On psychologizing Paul. Continue Reading »
In temple worship, the worshiper “dies with” the sacrificed animal. Continue Reading »
The thunders that commission John are the thunders of the Spirit. Continue Reading »
Life under the four Greek elements was pretty grim. Continue Reading »
Under Torah, zones of life have to be kept pure from death. Continue Reading »
What unites heaven and earth is a yearning and a hope. Continue Reading »
Israel had no cult of heroes. Continue Reading »
The 144,000 of Revelation 7 are marked as martyrs and soldiers, also as members of the choir. Continue Reading »
There is continuity as well as discontinuity between ancient and modern notions of “person.” Continue Reading »
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