Peter J. Leithart

From G. K. Chesterton to Sidney Mead to Robert ­Bellah and beyond, observers have noted that America is a “nation with the soul of a church.” No one, however, has yet attempted to assess the latest manifestation of this fusion of Christianity and nationalism. Taking America Back for . . . . Continue Reading »

If we lose the capacity for shared silence, we’ve lost our shared humanity.  Continue Reading »

The fourfold Gospel proclaims not only the resurrection of Jesus, but also the resurrection of the apostles. Continue Reading »

In the darkness of uncreation and death, Jesus cries like thunder, and the world is shaken down so it can be built again. Continue Reading »

The main thing exposed by any apocalypse is the state of the heart.  Continue Reading »

Once we start thinking about baptism in the matrix between old and new, our horizon broadens. Continue Reading »

Our crosses chip away our defenses, perverse habits, and self-delusions, removing “what hid Christ” so he can be seen. Continue Reading »

A review of N. T. Wright’s History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theology. Continue Reading »

I was stunned to sadness Sunday afternoon when my daughter told us Kobe Bryant had died in a helicopter accident. Continue Reading »

As it looks back to the light of Jesus, Epiphany also directs us forward to the eternal day. Continue Reading »