Anthropology

Thinking Like An Anthropologist

What anthropologists can teach theologians. Continue Reading »

12 Aug 2016

Natural-Born Cyborgs

Humans are distinct in our capacity to extend ourselves into tools and concepts. Continue Reading »

30 May 2016

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, many people have been wondering what do we do now. In my just-released book, Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom, I argue that the pro-marriage movement should take its cue from pro-lifers after Roe v. . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Jul 2015

Parochial Structuralism

by Peter J. Leithart

Structuralism is a theorization of modern prejudices. Continue Reading »

14 Jul 2015

Anthropology and the Bible

by Peter J. Leithart

On purity and social relations. Continue Reading »

11 May 2015

In the Image of the Giver

by Peter J. Leithart

Humans give and receive, since we are made in the image of the Giving God. Continue Reading »

13 Mar 2015

God and the Anthropologists

by Christian Smith

The Slain God: Anthropologists and the Christian Faithby timothy larsen oxford, 272 pages, $45 The discipline of anthropology is often considered post-religious if not anti-religious. Most working anthropologists profess no religious faith. And anthropologists stand in a structurally and . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2015