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).
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Peter J. Leithart
Pentecost sounds like a repeat of Babel, but, unlike Babel, Pentecostal tongues communicate rather than confuse. Continue Reading »
Our choice isn’t between “enchanted” religion and “disenchanted” modernity; the choice is more typically among rival enchantments. Continue Reading »
Typological reading of Scripture has been disfavored in modern Christianity, but it should be restored to favor. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis allegedly declared recently that there is no such thing as Hell—only the annihilation of souls. Continue Reading »
A well-lived life oscillates between I-Thou and I-It, between individuality and personhood. Continue Reading »
Not even your death belongs to you. Your death belongs to Jesus, the Living One who holds the keys of Death and of Hades. Continue Reading »
The Book of Revelation shows us Christ unveiled in suffering saints, and made fully radiant in the radiance of his bride. Continue Reading »
Partaking in the Eucharist orients us rightly to the whole realm of human making. Continue Reading »
“Mutual mediation” is, in fact, what the Reformers meant by “priesthood of believers.” Continue Reading »
Modern rulers can learn political lessons from 1 and 2 Chronicles: Battles aren’t won with superior force, but by reliance on the God of heaven. Continue Reading »
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