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).
Recent writers have emphasized the communal telos of the atonement: Jesus died to found a community. That disrupts some traditional atonement theories more than has been recognized. Continue Reading »
Episodic structure is good for creative, not just a commercial, reasons. Continue Reading »
The day of atonement rebooted the whole temple system each year. Continue Reading »
Spirit is realized only through matter. Continue Reading »
Entertainment can have serious consequences. Continue Reading »
On all sides, World War I was a holy crusade, with catastrophic results. Continue Reading »
Glory is not the end but the path toward unity. Continue Reading »
What of the double imputation of Christ’s active and passive obedience? Continue Reading »
Jesus appears as a Lamb in heaven, but He’s not the Passover Lamb. Continue Reading »
Debate about social Trinitarianism has been going on for several centuries. Continue Reading »
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