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).
On the irrational fear on irrational religion. Continue Reading »
Once considered the solution to the loss of faith, “culture” has become part of the problem. Continue Reading »
At his ascension, Jesus told the eleven disciples that they would receive the Spirit to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth. But for some time after Jesus’s ascension, and even after Pentecost, they stayed in Jerusalem.They were finally forced . . . . Continue Reading »
Dostoevsky read through Jung. Continue Reading »
The Lord serves traitors - like Judas, like us. Continue Reading »
Does the ascension underwrite secular order? Continue Reading »
By what magic do the cliches of AA save people's lives? Continue Reading »
Leviticus illuminates pastoral care. Continue Reading »
What makes something impure? Continue Reading »
Holy Week ends with new light. Continue Reading »
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