THEOPOLIS FUNDAMENTALS
Peter J. Leithart
LEXHAM PRESS
On Earth as in Heaven: Theopolis Fundamentals
Copyright 2022 Peter J. Leithart
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Print ISBN 9781683596134
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part i: the theopolitan vision
Each of the four parts of Theopolis Fundamentals started life as a separate short volume, published during 2019–2020. I have revised transitional sections and some other details to turn those four volumes into a single book, but the substance of this omnibus volume is the same as the earlier books. Like many people of a certain age, I repeat myself. There’s overlap and repetition, but I hope not so much as to be annoying to the reader, not so much as to reveal the intensity of my dementia. Those four books remain in print, in case you’re looking for something with somewhat less heft to it.
Over the course of the past two years, I’ve had the help of a number of colleagues and friends. My oldest son, Woelke, used a part of his enforced vacation to proofread an early draft of The Theopolitan Vision. Pastor Steve Jeffery, now of All Saints Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas, gave his wise input on the Vision volume, which I, foolishly, didn’t always take. My Theopolis colleagues Alastair Roberts, Jeff Meyers, and John Crawford read through the manuscripts and offered many corrections and suggestions. In the later stages, John Barach and Brian and Ashton Moats copy-edited and proofed the manuscripts, cleaning up a lot of sloppy errors; Chris Kou typeset each volume; all the while, my daughter Emma kept things ...
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About On Earth as in Heaven: Theopolis FundamentalsThe heavenly city of God resurrects the cities of men. On Earth as in Heaven calls the church to embrace her identity and mission as one shaped by biblical theology and liturgy. The world grows increasingly polarized and politicized, but the church’s commission remains unchanged. Christians carry out Jesus’s mission by being the church. To change the world, the church needs only to be what she is—the bride of Christ—and to do what she does—teach, preach, sing, pray, break bread. Cultural and political mission and individual witness and service all spring from the church’s liturgical life. As the church proclaims God’s word and practices vibrant liturgy, she is God’s heavenly city, shining as a light to the world. |
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