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).
According to Barth, we have our being in gratitude. Continue Reading »
The Son comes to us by the Spirit who makes us sons. Continue Reading »
Jesus didn't start an ecumenical program. He prayed an ecumenical prayer. Continue Reading »
Can states still protect us? If not, what then? Continue Reading »
Shakespeare's wisdom: Ingratitude is politically corrosive. Continue Reading »
The relation of Creator and creature cannot ultimately be theorized. It can only be narrated. Continue Reading »
Will China rule the world? Continue Reading »
On Rousseau's relevance to our world. Continue Reading »
On the first night after Daron Babcock moved into the depressed south Dallas area of Bonton, one of his neighbors, high and belligerent, accosted him in his home. It ended in a fight on Babcock’s front lawn. The next morning the neighbor was back on his doorstep, not to fight but to apologize and . . . . Continue Reading »
The storm of the Spirit is at the heart of all of history's turmoil. Continue Reading »
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