Introduction In a recent article at First Things, Peter Leithart laments the âhigh-churchismâ of non-Protestant celebrations of the Eucharist. For Leithart, the essential difference between âhighâ and âlowâ liturgies is that of the preparatory ritesânot necessarily the external ornaments of incense, bells, and vestments. Beyond mere simplicity, the Protestant or âPuritanâ sacramentalism was one that eschewed excessive and unnecessary foreplay: The low-church ReformersâŚ
In his latest post at First Things, Leithart laments about 'cross-Christian conversions,' naming them 'tragic.' Are such conversions really tragic, or has Leithart missed the mark when it comes to explaining the Orthodox-Catholic vision of the Church and Holy Tradition?
