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Religion of Progress

John Doe

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Freedom Deregulated

Peter J. Leithart

In his Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society, Rusty Reno finds a “false view of freedom…

The Injustice of Nonjudgmentalism

Peter J. Leithart

Rusty Reno (Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society) summarizes the findings of Charles Murray’s 2013 Coming…

Divine Simplicity in a Contested World

Peter J. Leithart

Near the beginning of his Divine Simplicity (xviii-xix), Paul Hinlickey briefly explains the differences between his “weak”…

Thinking Like An Anthropologist

Peter J. Leithart

The best anthropologists are specialists in difference. They operate on the assumption of distance between the anthropologist…

Dilbert as Pundit

Peter J. Leithart

Some of the freshest commentary on the 2016 Presidential election has been coming from Dilbert creator Scott…

The Mystery of the Body

Peter J. Leithart

Luke Timothy Johnson’s critique of John Paul II’s theology of the body isn’t convincing. He complains about…

Memory and Imagination

Peter J. Leithart

In her study of digital memory (When We Are No More), Abby Smith Rumsey distinguishes between data…

Peace of God, Truce of God

Peter J. Leithart

The late 10th century was a period or feuding, pillaging, and general disorder. In their editorial introduction…

Hey, Joe!

Carl R. Trueman

When Joe Biden officiated at a same-sex wedding recently, he was not only doing what politicians do…

Pew Poll: Most Churches Avoid Polarizing Social Issues

Michael J. New

This week, Pew Research Center released a poll of over 4,000 individuals who had attended a religious…

Fellowship of Grievance

Peter J. Leithart

Douglas Wilson frequently uses the powerful phrase “fellowship of the grievance” to describe communities formed by disgruntled…

Who Shall Ascend?

Peter J. Leithart

L. Michael Morales’s 2015 Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? is a “biblical theology of…

Joy in Israel

Peter J. Leithart

I Chronicles 12:23-40 describes David’s king-making at Hebron. The Chronicler lists the number of mighty men from…

Without Defect

Peter J. Leithart

In answer to the question, Who may sojourn in Yahweh’s tent, or dwell on His holy mountain?…