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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Can Moral Monsters Make Good Movies?
Should we really despise certain movies simply because they're made by despicable men? Continue Reading »
The Promise and Limits of Covenant Polity
A “renewed national covenant” is a promising starting point for pondering political order after liberalism. Continue Reading »
Reformation “What Might Have Beens”
Protestantism will not reach its end until the Reformation’s divisions end. Continue Reading »
Preaching, An Art of Division
A preacher speaks the word of God to carry out the priestly task of distinguishing holy and profane. Continue Reading »
Learning to Sit in the Sun
Scottish poet Thomas A. Clark believes the imagination is the key to transforming our inhuman culture. Continue Reading »
Christianity and the Thucydides Trap
The growth of Chinese Christianity is just as staggering as China’s economic takeoff—but this won't prevent a war between China and the U.S. Continue Reading »
Civility, Consensus, Constructivism
Lamenting the harshness of public discourse is understandable, but we can’t re-establish civility without common adherence to a common good. Continue Reading »
Evangelizing Metaphysics
The concepts and formulations of Trinitarian theology have been—and can continue to be—refined. Continue Reading »
Gratitude So Burdensome?
The gift of the cross is not a psychological burden that drives us further from God; it is a yoke so easy it is not a burden at all. Continue Reading »
Pride and Progress
With a solitary act of pride, Uzziah’s story is reversed. Continue Reading »
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