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How We Read

Peter J. Leithart

Tim Parks offers this depressingly familiar description of what it’s like to read today. “Every moment of serious…

How God Became America’s Father

Dale M. Coulter

Americans just recently celebrated the important role of fathers in the upbringing of children. No doubt more…

Patriotism and Fair Weather Fans

Gregory Pine, O.P.

For three glorious weeks, we are soccer fans. We read up on our squad, learn the strengths…

It Wasn’t a Date

Clare Halpine

It wasn’t a date. It was a hangout. We met up on a rainy night in the…

First Links — 6.17.14

B. D. McClay

Noma Jacob Mikanowski, The Point What is Literature? Arthur Krystal, Harper’s Sacred Art in Profane Institutions William…

Satan

Peter J. Leithart

Partly based on the association of “Satan” with accusation in Revelation 12:10, commentators have widely taken the…

Gratitude

Peter J. Leithart

You can hear Beeson Divinity School Dean Timothy George interview me about Gratitude: An Intellectual History on…

God in Ancient China

Peter J. Leithart

Finding God in Ancient China by Chan Kai Thong and Charlene Fu is one of a number…

Fourth Political Theory

Peter J. Leithart

Alexander Dugin, the man sometimes called “Putin’s brain,” outlines a “fourth political theory” in a book of that title.…

Living Color

Peter J. Leithart

Daniel Lewis goes bird watching, and bird watchers need to know their colors. Lewis is also an…

First Links — 6.16.14

B. D. McClay

Mary Beard’s Greece: A Walk on the Wise Side Mary Beard, The Guardian Book Review: ‘Rebbe’ by…

Meeting the Protestant Prejudice

Peter J. Leithart

RJ Snell is aware of what he calls the “Protestant Prejudice” against natural law, and, though himself…

History Goes On

Mark Movsesian

At the Liberty Law Blog, my friend John McGinnis has posted a very perceptive criticism of Francis…

Ezra/Nehemiah

Peter J. Leithart

James Hamilton’s lively new commentary on Exalting Christ in Ezra and Nehemiah is a volume in the Christ-Centered…

Spirit in the Midst

Peter J. Leithart

Isaiah 63:10-14 reviews Yahweh’s history with Israel. He saved them through the “angel of His face,” lifted…