Approaching God

by Peter J. Leithart

On the terminology for sacrifice in the Bible. Continue Reading »

31 May 2016

Last Year's Horror Cornucopia: Suffering in Style

by Eve Tushnet

Last night I watched The Final Girls, Todd Strauss-Schulson's 2015 slasher parody about mourning. It's charming, touching, and mostly successful—and a great example of the reasons 2015 specifically and the '10s generally have been such great years for horror fans.2015 was just a cornucopia of . . . . Continue Reading »

21 Jan 2016

Would you sacrifice yourself for Iraq?

by Peter J. Leithart

When nationalism's religious appeal fails. Continue Reading »

2 Dec 2015

Sacrificial Atonement

by Peter J. Leithart

Modern theology loses a lot when it marginalizes sacrificial accounts of the atonement. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2015

We Have An Altar

by Peter J. Leithart

What it means to be a priestly people. Continue Reading »

30 Dec 2014

Dealing With Wrath

by Peter J. Leithart

Christ’s sacrifice has to deal with wrath. Continue Reading »

19 Dec 2014

Origenist Atonement

by Peter J. Leithart

Origen on the atonement. Continue Reading »

19 Dec 2014

Trent and Sacrifice

by Peter J. Leithart

Trent said that the Mass was a sacrifice. It never defined sacrifice. Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2014

Anti-Patriarchal Patriarchs

by Peter J. Leithart

The patriarchal stories of Genesis don’t conform to patriarchal expectations. Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2014

Sacrificial Politics

by Peter J. Leithart

Bolsheviks were sacrificers - of themselves and others. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2014