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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Ethiopia in Biblical History
Every time you see Ethiopia is still on the map, you’re seeing real-world proof of the faithfulness of God. Continue Reading »
Silent Savior
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 »
Theology Is Not Archaeology
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’s God
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 »
I Will Consider My Cat Butter
As junior members of the company of living souls, animals are summoned, along with human beings, to worship God. Continue Reading »
Everyday Depravities
The common, everyday, petty baseness of people is far more frightening than the most horrific fictional characters. Continue Reading »
Two Cheers for Utopia
Buckley was right. We don’t immanentize the eschaton. We don’t have to. God does. He already has, two thousand years ago, at a tomb outside Jerusalem. Continue Reading »
Systemic Evil and the Justice of Advent
Advent announces the coming of the Lord who breaks the arms of the sex traffickers, the drug lords, the arms dealers, and all their respectable collaborators. Continue Reading »
The Grandfather’s Vocation
By leaving an imprint on our grandkids, we throw a line to generations we’ll never live to see. To be a grandparent is to build a bridge of hope from the past into the future. Continue Reading »
How Google Saves Liberal Democracy
The digital-government complex is animated by a utopian dream. Google wants to change the world, which means changing people. Continue Reading »
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