Symbolic Boundaries and Social Capital
by Peter J. LeithartSymbolic boundaries in religious life affect patterns of social relationship and hence accumulation of social capital. Continue Reading »
What Rational Choice Theory Misses
by Peter J. LeithartRational Choice theories of religion miss critical factors in religious and social life. Continue Reading »
Bloody Monday and Other Atrocities
by Peter J. LeithartProtestants remember Reformation martyrs. We'd rather forget the times we made martyrs. Continue Reading »
We Are What We Hate
by Peter J. LeithartThe American Way of Life is revealed not in our tolerance but in our intolerance. Continue Reading »
Freemasons in America
by Peter M. J. StravinskasThat Religion in Which All Men Agree: Freemasonry in American Culturedavid g. hackett, 336 pages, berkeley, $49.95 While many readers will know about traditional Catholic opposition to Freemasonry, many may be surprised to discover how Freemasonry engendered significant Protestant opposition as . . . . Continue Reading »
Euro-centric Theory
by Peter J. LeithartSecularization theories assume a European rather than American context, which is why they work for Europe and not America. Continue Reading »
Protestants All
by Peter J. LeithartAmerica is a machine for making Protestants out of everyone—Christian or not. Continue Reading »
Techno-Ecumenism
by Peter J. LeithartImprovements in travel and communications technology enabled Christians to rub shoulders with Christians. Continue Reading »
Confessional Cover
by Peter J. LeithartConfessionalism can occlude the sources of denominational splits. Continue Reading »
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