Peter J. Leithart

As the song says, “A very perichoretic Christmas to you, and to all a good night.” . . . . Continue Reading »

As if there aren’t enough reasons to avoid stretchy jeans, here’s another: They contaminate the money supply . US currency is made from cotton, much of it from denim. During the 1990s, though, spandex was added to jeans, and the denim scraps used for money were tainted: “Even a . . . . Continue Reading »

At the conclusion of an intriguing overview of the haphazard form of the church’s mission in Acts, John Howard Yoder concludes ( Theology of Mission: A Believers Church Perspective ) that “the church is not simply a vehicle” of mission. Rather, in Acts, “the events of the . . . . Continue Reading »

A few days ago, I suggested in passing that N.T. Wright misses the connection of the Spirit and the Abrahamic promise in Galatians 3. I was wrong. I just hadn’t gotten far enough in his book, and he addresses that very point in his exegesis of Galatians 3 ( Paul and the Faithfulness of God , . . . . Continue Reading »

According to Thomas in his treatise de Regno ( Aquinas: Political Writings , 23-4), “dangerous evils arise from the desire for glory.” It is dangerous because it causes rulers to over-extend: “For manyhave brought the liberty of their fatherland under the power of an enemywhen . . . . Continue Reading »

“It was a celebrated thesis of the Reformation,” writes Oliver O’Donovan in his Brampton Lectures, The Ways of Judgement , “that the political judgment we enact are Mosaic and not evangelical .” Earlier Christian legal theory “from Gratian to Grotius” . . . . Continue Reading »

Over at the Trinity House site, you’ll find an online annual report about our activities during our first year of operation, our plans for the future, and our funding needs for next year. Please take a moment to look it over, and please consider supporting our work financially. . . . . Continue Reading »

Phillip Wynn’s Augustine on War and Military Service offers the revisionist these that Augustine is not the source of the just war tradition. Even the medievals didn’t consider him to be such. Though they quoted Augustine’s various writings on war frequently, it wasn’t until . . . . Continue Reading »

George Friedman sees Russia’s interest in Ukraine as dictated by security questions: “Dominated by Russia, Ukraine anchors Russian power in the Carpathians. These mountains are not impossible to penetrate, but they can’t be penetrated easily. If Ukraine is under the influence or . . . . Continue Reading »

South Korean Kim Dong-hwan has been offered Americanvisa as an “internationally recognized athlete.” His sport? Starcraft. Kim is not the first Starcraft athlete to receive such an offer, and Starcraft experts aren’t the only ones to receive these offers: “The US willingness . . . . Continue Reading »