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Soulless Societies

First Things
February 5, 2024
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Peter J. Leithart in First Things reflects on a recent work of political metaphysics, God and the City. Leithart examines one key idea from the book – that a failed relationship between church and civilized society – the “city” – is akin to sundering an individual human being’s body and soul. The two must be in harmony for the whole to be healthy.

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