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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Missouri Macbeths
Lots of bad people get their deserts, but the world of Ozark is one where sinners cannot be laundered and aren’t judged. Continue Reading »
Woman Is the Glory of Man
The gift of the woman transforms the man from a waterless waste into the human equivalent of the garden of God. Continue Reading »
God of Exodus
God is the God of exodus, who hears the cries of his people, visits them in their distress, and takes vengeance against rivals. Continue Reading »
Man’s Marian Future
Only through tribulation does hope have its advent in the world, and all this comes to literal fulfillment in Mary. Continue Reading »
Love Stronger Than Death
Here is the hope of the gospel: There is a love stronger than death, a love more jealously possessive than the grave. Continue Reading »
Piles of Wrinkled Prose
It may sound miserable, but desperation and obsession are what make finishing up the most delicious part of the whole book-writing process. Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Imperialisms
The shapers of Hawaii's Christian monarchy lie alongside conspirators who undid that same monarchy. Continue Reading »
God Created Wholes, Not Parts
As time progresses, science points more towards teleology and away from Darwin. Continue Reading »
Consensus by Censorship
Since the beginning of the Biden administration, there have been rumblings that the White House and federal agencies have also privately pressured social media companies to squelch dissent. Continue Reading »
God's Holy Nation
Observing the online reaction to my column, I fear I was misunderstood. Some apparently read it as a brief for the primacy of the “spiritual” over the “political.” That isn’t my view. I advocate instead the deconstruction of the spiritual/political dualism and the primacy of ecclesial politics. Continue Reading »
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