New Faculty Publications

Omnibus II: Church Fathers through the Reformation

Edited by Douglas Wilson and Ty Fischer
Lancaster, PA: Veritas Press, 2005

The second volume of Veritas's high school-level Omnibus curriculum with more contributions from some of the College's faculty, several alumni, and many friends.










Douglas Wilson's latest article, "The Emerging American Empire," Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, June 2005, pp. 14-16


Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilizations

Edited by Douglas Wilson and Ty Fischer
Lancaster, PA: Veritas Press, 2005

Several New Saint Andrews College faculty members and alumni have contributed to a new text of integrated biblical studies and humanities, Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilizations, designed for seventh grade students and published by Veritas Press, Lancaster, PA.

The book is edited by Senior Fellow Douglas Wilson and Veritas Academy 's Headmaster Ty Fischer.

The text leads students through the study of the great works of Western Civilization. With Trinitarian thinking at the core of the study, the text interacts with timeless material in a wise and godly way for young secondary students. Omnibus I covers history, literature and theology from the dawn of Time to the Fall of Rome. The work also develops students' skills in composition, logic, and aesthetics. For more information about this book and other Veritas Press materials, visit the Veritas Press website.

New Saint Andrews contributors to the new work include:

Dr. Peter Leithart, Senior Fellow: Exodus, First and Second Samuel, First and Second Kings
Ben Merkle, Director of Student Affairs and Lecturer: Epic of Gilgamesh
Nathan Wiilson, Fellow and Alumnus: Histories
Toby Sumpter, Alumnus, and Michael Metzler, Alumnus (n.d.): Oresteia
Douglas Jones, III, Trustee and Senior Fellow: The Last Days of Socrates
Natali Miller, Lecturer and Alumna: The Early History of Rome
 Jerrold Owen, Alumnus (n.d.): Isaiah
Jared Miller, Alumnus (n.d.): Julius Caesar
O. Woelke Leithart, Alumnus: The Screwtape Letters
Douglas Wilson, Trustee and Senior Fellow: Odyssey, Aeneid, The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Last Battle, and Galatians


Miniatures and Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen

by Peter J. Leithart
Canon Press, 2004

Not only are Austen’s novels still widely read, they continue to influence modern film and literature. In both their moral content and their focused, highly detailed, “miniaturist” execution, they reveal Austen’s mastery of the art of fiction and her concern for Christian virtues exercised within communities. She entertains, edifies, and challenges men and women readers alike. From theological and literary angles, Leithart analyzes character and theme while summarizing each of Austen’s major works. Including helpful review and thought questions for each section, this book is an excellent introduction to Austen for students and for all who desire a richer appreciation of her enduring genius.

English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament

Edited by John Schwandt (with C. John Collins)
Crossway Books/Logos Research Systems, 2004

This state-of-the-art reverse interlinear New Testament, created in partnership with Logos Research Systems, breaks with the convention of traditional interlinear texts by keeping the English as the top line entry and placing the Greek text underneath it. This approach allows you to see firsthand the accuracy with which the translators of the English Standard Version of the Bible (ESV) rendered the Greek text.

The ESV is an “essentially literal” translation of the Bible, emphasizing word-for-word accuracy and precision along with literary beauty and readability. The publishers of the ESV have partnered with Logos Research Systems, a Bible research software developer, to publish this helpful resource. It will benefit anyone from serious Bible scholars to those who simply desire to study the English text of the New Testament as closely as possible to the original.


My Life for Yours: A Walk Through the Christian Home

By Douglas Wilson
Canon Press, 2004

How does life in each room of your home manifest the Gospel? The Christian gospel isn’t just a spiritual reality. The Word became flesh and bone, and the gospel becomes our porch, dining room, bedroom, and kitchen.The driving desire of the gospel is “my life for yours.” Our desire should be to have this love transform everything we do, room by room. This book works its way through every part of the house, examining each part in light of Scripture. The claims of God are always total, and this should be evident on the doorposts and in a sink full of dishes.Self-centeredness destroys in monotonously similar ways. Giving up life for another produces a harvest of kindness and mercy. Household questions should always begin with, “is this my life for yours?”

The Priesthood of the Plebs: A Theology of Baptism

by Dr. Peter Leithart, Senior Fellow
Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003

In this seminal treatise, Peter J. Leithart argues that the coming of the New Creation in Jesus Christ has profound and revolutionary implications for social order, implications symbolized and effected in the ritual of baptism. In Christ and Christian baptism, the ancient distinctions between priest and non-priest, between patrician and plebian, are dissolved, giving rise to a new humanity in which there is no Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. Yet, beginning in the medieval period, the church has blunted the revolutionary force of baptism, and reintroduced antique distinctions whose destruction was announced by the gospel. Leithart calls the church to renew her commitment to the gospel that offers "priesthood to the plebs.

"This erudite book constitutes a bold and wide-ranging attempt to argue for a typological relationship between Old Testament ideas of priestly ordination and Christian conceptions of baptism . . . A book which should stimulate and challenge people working in a variety of theological disciplines, whether Biblical studies, church history, or Christian doctrine."
Prof. James Carleton Paget
University of Cambridge, UK

"The author reveals himself to be a true scribe of the kingdom, revealing a vision of the Church in relation to the world that is radical in the fundamental sense of the word: digging down into the roots of the Christian tradition, and bringing out of His treasure things new and old."
Prof. Andrew Louth
University of Durham, UK

"Leithart argues that Christian Baptism, rightly understood, is the inception point of a new kind of social order, one that has yet to find full expression in Christendom and in the wider world. Anyone interested in Christian sacraments, in ecclesiology narrowly conceived, or in social order, needs to study this work with care."
James B. Jordan
Biblical Horizons, Niceville, FL





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