Peter Leithart

If you're part, been church for a while, you will know that the, the Acts chapter 2 is a vital chapter in the, in the story of scripture.

The Spirit is poured out, and Peter, who a few weeks earlier was a bit of a coward and didn't wanna sort of associate with Jesus at all, he stands up and he says, "Hey, everyone.

I've got news for you.

Jesus is, Jesus is the king.

Jesus is the king of the kingdom." God has put him on a s- God has said to Jesus, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool." There's a whole section in Acts chapter 2 in the, in the sermon of Peter which is wrapped around this idea Jesus is king.

So it, it seems important for the apostles.

In Acts chapter 8, Philip preaches the good news about the Kingdom of God around the neighborhood.

Has anyone heard that book? Anyone? Breakthrough? Yep.

Literally snipping them out with scissors in some cases.

And this protective instinct connects deeply to another source on our list, which is Jane Austen, a biography by the theologian and professor Peter J. Leithart.

Yeah.

I found Leithart angle fascinating because he looks at the disconnect between the idol we've made Austen into and the woman she actually was.

They organize elaborate Regency balls where you have to learn the historically accurate dances.

It's an entire subculture.

Peter J. Leithart's biography even brings up the academic term for this specific brand of obsession, which is Janeia.

A literal mania for all things Austen.