Peter J. Leithart

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Dr. Leithart teaches Theology and Literature at New Saint Andrews College and serves as pastor of Trinity Reformed Church. He is a contributing editor to Touchstone magazine and has published articles in a variety of mediums, from daily newspapers to theological journals.

Dr. Leithart was educated at Hillsdale College, Westminster Theological Seminary and the University of Cambridge in England. He and his wife, Noel, have ten children.

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Four-Dimensionalism

Time and change are persistent puzzles in metaphysics. How can something be “the same” when all of its properties have changed?

A number of philosophers defend a “four-dimensional” metaphysics that incorporates temporal change into the very definition of an object. For four-dimensionalists, things have not only spatial but also temporal “parts,” and the thing is the sum of both sorts of parts.

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	Against Christianity 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A House for My Name 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baptized Body 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miniatures and Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solomon Among the Postmoderns 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture 4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring The Proverbs To Life 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane Austen (Christian Encounters Series) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality (2 books)
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“The cross is the crux, the crossroads, the twisted knot at the center of reality, to which all previous history leads and from which all subsequent history flows. By it we know all reality is cruciform—the love of God, the shape of creation, the labyrinth of human history.”
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“Before we can progress in providing answers . . . we have to repent of our questions.”
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“The Bible is useful because it opens our eyes, and because it’s highly impractical to walk through life with our eyes closed.”
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