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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Shakespearean Meta-Politics
Richard III reminds us that there are meta-political realities that exceed politics. Continue Reading »
Unmasking Monsters
Whenever a thuggish state tramples on the faithful, there will be thuggish pseudo-saints nearby, piously cheering it on. Continue Reading »
Of Course Christians Are Theocrats
“Theocracy” means “rule of God,” and the Christian gospel is, in a literal sense, a theocratic message. Continue Reading »
Sabbath Deification
By ceasing work on the Sabbath, Israel shares his Father’s Sabbath. Continue Reading »
Re-Evangelizing Law
If abortion is a First Amendment issue, the coming battle over Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation isn’t just about the future of abortion rights. Continue Reading »
A Better Christian Nationalism
Evangelical leaders are distancing themselves from the nationalist rhetoric that was near the heart of the older religious right. Continue Reading »
“Grace” in Ebbing, Missouri
Writer and director Martin McDonagh has put us in a Flannery O’Connor world. Continue Reading »
Poetic Orthodoxy
The God who haunts R. S. Thomas’s poetry is a hidden God, known by his absence. Continue Reading »
The Polyglot Politics of Pentecost
Pentecost sounds like a repeat of Babel, but, unlike Babel, Pentecostal tongues communicate rather than confuse. Continue Reading »
Myth of Disenchantment
Our choice isn’t between “enchanted” religion and “disenchanted” modernity; the choice is more typically among rival enchantments. Continue Reading »
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