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Peter J. Leithart (PhD, University of Cambridge) is president of Theopolis Institute in Brimingham, Alabama, and an adjunct senior fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is the author of many books, including Defending Constantine.

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Obres de Peter J. Leithart

Against Christianity (2003) 277 exemplars
Solomon among the Postmoderns (2008) 210 exemplars
The Baptized Body (2007) 166 exemplars
From Silence to Song (2003) 142 exemplars
Jane Austen (2009) 109 exemplars
Theopolitan Reading (2020) 23 exemplars
Theopolitan Mission (2021) 14 exemplars
God of Hope (2022) 3 exemplars
The Priesthood of the Plebs (2003) 1 exemplars
The Intercollegiate 1 exemplars
Do Baptists Talk to their Babies? — Autor — 1 exemplars

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I generally love Peter Leithart's writing. This book screams "calling all scholars!" Much of it was over my head (obviously, not a scholar). But the portions that weren't, were stellar. If you read nothing else, read the last chapter. This paragraph was worth the book:

"Care of the hopeless is a work of the whole congregation. When we deny or minimize our neediness and dependency, we cruelly reinforce the despair of the mentally ill. They think their neediness is sub-human and feel they can't be members of the human race until they learn to help themselves. Maybe then, God will help them. That gets everything backwards. We the hopeful need to learn our need for help. We become sane when we freely admit our dependence. And we help to heal the hopeless when we welcome them into the community of the needy that is the human and Christian family."

As one who struggles to righteously hope out of a long history of failing to hope from fear of a sick heart full of dashed hopes - Leithart did an excellent job of training the reader to hope rightly - to place our hope where it can never be dashed. He understands the perspective of age. I'm 62, but "My future isn't just 20-30 years. I've got ages and ages ahead of me." We forget this. Thanks for the reminder, Peter.
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DeniseDorminy | Feb 7, 2024 |
Wow, I was not impressed with this author at. all.

I originally chose the book, despite it's being a little bit "textbooky" because I was intrigued to see what the author had to say on the question of Jane Austen's true personal faith. You see, I just finished reading Cassandra and Jane by Jill Pitkeathley --- a fictional story in a biographical style that imagines the character of Jane as being much harsher than she is usually made out to be by real biographers. The author insinuates that Jane's faith was not genuine but was, instead, put on for the sake of the times and her family's situation. Other writers who have tried to make her out to be the ultimate Feminist have suggested the same. I would find it very refreshing to be assured that my favorite can be cynical, silly, sarcastic, and an authentic believer all at the same time---much as I am, myself!

From tiny irritations like claiming Austen's was the world of "hoop skirts" (out of fashion decades earlier unless you were visiting the Royals) to really sweeping generalizations (detailed below), I was immediately turned off by the author's lack of education. Big words does not a scholar make.

Leithart makes grand and arguable generalizations and assumptions about characters and plots, as well as the character of Austen herself, that I very much disagree with. A little thing is I think he's got the characters of Darcy and Elizabeth wrong---they both struggled with pride and prejudice, but I see Lizzie being the more prideful one and Darcy being the more prejudiced. A big thing is his view on what it means to be an effeminate male in the Austen era.

He says Edward Ferrars is "more than a little effeminate" because he is "painfully silent". WHAT?? And Tilney, as well, because he knows so much about fabrics? Does this man not realize who were the primary sellers of fabrics, designers of clothing, and clothiers of the day? MEN!

He was also way off on his understanding of the characters of Sense and Sensibility, Marianne and especially Willoughby's motives. The annoyances just go on and on ad nauseam to conclude with---no conclusion! Literally, the book just stops.

Please don't waste your time. A knowledgeable Janeite will be perturbed and a new one will be misled.
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classyhomemaker | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Dec 11, 2023 |
First sentence: Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ described his word as a seed.

So many conflicting thoughts on this one. First, you should know--according to the copyright page--that these three [long] essays [or articles] were all previously published. So there is always the chance that you might have previously come across these in another publication. Second, each essay is united in that they provide commentary and 'insight' about an essential, historic, traditional Christian document. (Most catechisms, creeds, confessions, statements of faith, etc. use the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, and the Apostle's Creed as foundational structure (or skeleton)). However, they are all authored by different authors AND approach these historic essential pieces VERY differently. In other words, theologically the authors are all over the place. The strongest essay/article is Peter J. Leithart's coverage/commentary on the Ten Commandments. The other two essays were hit or miss--depending on the paragraph. By far the weakest essay was the last. Wesley Hill's essay was a mess. In my opinion. Granted you might not think it is a mess. And VERY TRUE it is far from the worst I've ever read or heard. Nothing that would make me shudder. It's just I don't know that I could honestly recommend this essay as being helpful or beneficial.

The last section of the book might just be the most practical. But it also might prove hit or miss with readers. I think some will absolutely love it. Others perhaps might not put it into use or practice depending on if you are the type of person who likes to read prayers out of books.

So the last section, shares prayers--"collects," if you will--structured around all the broken down pieces of the Ten Commandments, Apostles Creed, Lord's Prayer. Each of the three is broken down into bite-size fragments/sections/sentences. There's a prayer for each. So there's a prayer for the first of the ten commandments, etc. So if you REALLY were looking to study these three historic, essentials of the Christian faith, then this prayer section might prove just the thing. It could be incredibly impactful and useful. On the other hand, some folks really just don't get much out of praying a scripted prayer.

I liked the beginning and the end. I wasn't as thrilled with the middle.
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