Against Christianity: Christendom and Christian Nationalism in Peter Leithart’s thought

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As mentioned previously, there is a diversity to Federal Vision with differences between key proponents, just as you might identify differences among the early reformers, Calvin, Zwingli and Luther disagreeing on the nature of the sacraments among other things.  Some have talked in terms of a Federal Vision, dark and a Federal Vision, light. Take… Continue reading Against Christianity: Christendom and Christian Nationalism in Peter Leithart’s thought

Peter Leithart’s ethics

Writing about Leithart’s ethics may seem a futile exercise given that he declares himself to be “Against Ethics.”[1]  He is against ethics for two reasons.  Firstly, because as a discipline it privatises virtues, leading to individuals choosing morals “without mentioning God.”[2] Secondly, because Ethics as a theological discipline treats moral transformation as secondary; an implication… Continue reading Peter Leithart’s ethics