Theopolitan Reading Culture fail to address the world

fail to address the world in a distinctively Christian manner—that is

increasingly repressive even as it presses radical autonomy into more areas of life

Leithart writes about the nature of hope in the wake of a pandemic and massive economic and political changes across the globe

he has become the unofficial “bishop of his city

” or ancient Near Eastern conceptions of “covenant

Theopolitan Reading Culture fail to address the worldWe learn to read because we're taught by people who can read. We learn to read well because good readers model good reading and guide us as mentors. For Christians reading the Bible, Jesus is the Model reader, and we learn to read well by following His example and submitting to the mentors He gives. Reading well is an act of discipleship. Peter J. Leithart shows in Theopolitan Reading that the whole Bible grows from seeds planted in the early chapters