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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Religions can be said to “spiritualize” sacrifice only if sacrifice was originally “non-spiritual.” Continue Reading »
Typology is not just window-dressing for Paul. The typological medium is the message. Continue Reading »
Catholicity begins with the folks next door. Continue Reading »
Praise fills the earth only when the Lamb appears in heaven. Continue Reading »
“Worthiness” is not a Hebraic acclamation but a Hellenistic/Roman one. Continue Reading »
Overconfidence is a good substitute for competence. Continue Reading »
Ethical dilemmas in foreign languages. Continue Reading »
Early Christian meal practices as “hidden transcripts” of anti-imperialism. Continue Reading »
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