Peter J. Leithart

To gain moral insight into American violence, Christians need to disentangle and properly order our loves. Only then will we be able to assess accurately what is good and what is evil in American gun culture. Continue Reading »

From Curry there’s no malice, no taunting, no improper pride. His laughs and gestures and shimmies spring from delighted surprise at his own excellence. He’s the Aristotelian Principle incarnate. Continue Reading »

“Suffer the little children to come to me” isn’t a piece of pious sentiment, but a starting point for scientific discovery. Continue Reading »

Having suffered all, Christ can sympathize with all. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Continue Reading »

Humans have always avoided painful conditions, but today our instinct to recoil has been institutionalized.  Continue Reading »

Every time you see Ethiopia is still on the map, you’re seeing real-world proof of the faithfulness of God. Continue Reading »

In the weakness of the fast, we confess the Passion of God is stronger than all human action. In Lenten silence, we affirm the confidence of the silent Savior, assured that God will finish all his words. Continue Reading »

If retrieval becomes the be-all of theology, theology is in danger of being reduced to an antiquarian, archaeological enterprise. All theology is historical, but theology cannot be only historical. Continue Reading »

Van Gogh didn’t reject the supernatural, but naturalized it. What terror there is in his paintings is the sublime terror evoked by the uncanny beauty of what Scripture identifies as the glory of God. Continue Reading »

As junior members of the company of living souls, animals are summoned, along with human beings, to worship God. Continue Reading »