Authors /

Peter J. Leithart

Peter J. Leithart teaches theology and literature at New St. Andrews in Moscow, Idaho. His most recent book is Solomon Among the Postmoderns (Brazos).

Feature

God in ordinary words: How the Bible speaks of the divine

The Bible's images for God must be taken in an analogical sense. Yet the Bible exhibits no anxiety about using them.
Sunday’s Coming

The God of sabbath

The God of Israel and of Jesus is the God of Exodus who leads His people from the desert to the promised land, from a dry and dusty land to a well-watered garden, from slavery toward sabbath....
Sunday’s Coming

Blogging toward Sunday

Preachers have often imagined an anguished Abraham staggering toward Moriah as he leads his son to his death....
Sunday’s Coming

Tale of two brothers

Whenever a fairy tale begins with “Once upon a time, there were three brothers,” we anticipate that the older brothers are oafs and the younger will be unexpectedly successful....
Sunday’s Coming

Blogging toward Sunday

An icon painted by Andrei Rublev in the early 15th century depicts the three men who visit Abraham sitting at a table....
Sunday’s Coming

Blogging toward Sunday

Odysseus wants nothing more than to get home. For the Greeks, as for most ancient peoples, the house and city were islands of order in the...
Sunday’s Coming

Blogging toward Sunday

Luther contemplated the righteousness of God, and recoiled. “Love God?” he wrote years later, “Sometimes I hated Him.”...

Free Newsletters

From theological reflections to breaking religion news to the latest books, the Christian Century's newsletters have you covered.

Explore Newsletters