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).
It’s gotten harder to stay engaged with long texts. Continue Reading »
Why Derrida and Levinas can’t support an ethic of hospitality. Continue Reading »
John Chrysostom considered Matthew 25 to be the central biblical text on almsgiving. Continue Reading »
The Trinity is the object of Christian worship. The Trinity is also the location and pattern of our prayer and praise. Continue Reading »
Bird watchers invented the world’s common vocabulary of color. Continue Reading »
The Hebrew word “Satan” is widely understood to me “accuser.” Is that right? Continue Reading »
Did the ancient Chinese worship the God of the Bible? Continue Reading »
After modernity, ne0-paganism? Continue Reading »
Timothy George interviews me about Gratitude: An Intellectual History on the Beeson podcast. Continue Reading »
A new popular commentary series. Continue Reading »
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