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).
Newman was dubious of the Vincentian canon. But did he understand it rightly? Continue Reading »
The future of ecumenism depends on resetting the questions we ask. Continue Reading »
The renewal of Vatican II arose partly from receptive ecumenism - Catholics listening carefully, charitably to their critics. Continue Reading »
The Psalms don’t resolve suffering. They articulate it. Continue Reading »
Why not become Anglican? some have asked since I laid out a case for “Reformational Catholicism” at the forum on the future of Protestantism at Biola University last month. Anglicans, they tell me, already have what I want. Others wonder why I stay in a “sectarian” Presbyterian denomination. Others ask, Why not drop the “Reformational” and become just “Catholic”? Continue Reading »
How is the Lamb the “root” of David? Continue Reading »
Creation is fulfilled when it is filled with praise. Continue Reading »
Evangelical worries that churches might become “too liturgical” misunderstand what liturgy is. So do some “liturgical” churches. Continue Reading »
Too much focus on the restriction on sanctuary access can distract from the main thrust of the Levitical system. Continue Reading »
For the Old Testament, communal identity is found in flesh and bone, not flesh and blood. Continue Reading »
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