Peter J. Leithart is President of the Theopolis Institute, Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author, most recently, of Creator (IVP).
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Peter J. Leithart
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Paterson
A cinematic poem in seven stanzas, Paterson proves a man in himself is a city. Continue Reading »
At the Table
Foodless worship is unthinkable in the Bible and has been unthinkable through most of Christian history. Continue Reading »
Samson’s Spirituality
Samson is the most Spiritual man in the Old Testament, the most Pentecostal of Israel’s heroes. Continue Reading »
The Saul Complex
Saul’s dread of his younger rival transforms Saul into a power-grasping tyrant. Continue Reading »
Adam Smith’s Civilizing Process
Adam Smith, a founding theorist of capitalism, agreed with many criticisms of commercial culture. Continue Reading »
Evolving Toward Africa
Modernity doesn’t have a single northern source. In some ways, the West is now catching up to Africa. Continue Reading »
Jehu on a Donkey
Jehu is one of those hyper-violent Old Testament characters who make Christians uncomfortable. What could he possibly have in common with Jesus? Continue Reading »
The Monologue Beyond the Dialogue
Why are Dostoevsky’s novels so compulsively readable? What makes his characters seem so alive? Continue Reading »
Laughing into Modernity
Early modern Europeans freed themselves from the burdens of a corrupted medieval world by laughing at it. Continue Reading »
Choreography and Improv
Despite appearances, jazz and baseball are historically intertwined. Baseball players and jazz musicians both strive for a perfect balance between disciplined practice and spontaneity. Continue Reading »
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