Baptism

Baptismal Imagery in James

by Peter J. Leithart

On baptismal imagery in the epistle of James. Continue Reading »

13 Oct 2015

Jesus, Paul, and Baptism

by Peter J. Leithart

What in the gospels is the call of Jesus is baptism in Paul. Continue Reading »

3 Sep 2015

Head and Body

by Peter J. Leithart

For Gregory of Nyssa, the head and body of the church are one-being. Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2015

Believe Your Baptism

by Peter J. Leithart

God says a lot in baptism. Our job is simply to believe. Continue Reading »

20 Mar 2015

The transfer of the celebration of the Epiphany to a Sunday from January 6 (the solemnity’s traditional date), and the elimination of Sundays-after-Epiphany in favor of the ill-named Sundays of “Ordinary Time,” has made a hash of the Christmas liturgical season, as I suggested in “Evangelical Catholicism.” Still, the liturgical calendar of Blessed Paul VI does us a service by highlighting the formerly insignificant Feast of the Baptism of the Lord as the terminus of the Christmas season. Continue Reading »

14 Jan 2015

Baptism and Justification in Christian Tradition

by Peter J. Leithart

Justification by baptism was the orthodox position during the patristic and early medieval periods. Continue Reading »

13 Jan 2015

Merry Christmas

by Mark Movsesian

To all who celebrate, a very Merry Christmas. And Happy Theophany. Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2015

Baptized into the New Age

by Peter J. Leithart

Baptism is the entry point into the new era of Christ. Continue Reading »

10 Dec 2014

No Sacraments, No Protestantism

by Peter J. Leithart

Many Protestants think Protestantism minimizes the importance of sacrament. I argue the contrary: Protestantism needs a strong sacramental theology to sustain itself. Continue Reading »

14 Nov 2014