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February 2025

February 19, 2025

Corset-burning, Revivalism, and 19th-Century Feminism

Revivalists burn their bras in a Free Methodist bonfire

February 18, 2025

Political Power or Theological Accuracy? On Nicaea

In May or June 325, several hundred bishops from across the Christian world met in...

February 14, 2025

Los Niños de Morelia: From Spain to Mexico…With Love?

She was of medium height, with intensely black hair drawn back in a knot, and...

February 13, 2025

CAPTAIN JINKS: Radicals Against American Empire

Last time I posted about a largely forgotten satirical novel that I think is a...

February 12, 2025

War through Innocent Eyes: Tarkovsky and The Mission

But Jesus said, "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for...

February 11, 2025

Against Abdication: Taking Responsibility for Our History

“And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost.” This voiceover from...

February 10, 2025

Religion or Ethnicity, Part 2: Evangelicals and Questions

Do evangelicals like questions? I guess it depends. Personally, I like both asking questions and...

February 06, 2025

Avoid Christian Nationalism: Be A Little Bit Sectarian

When the End of Time comes, it’ll be other Christians who do the persecuting during...

February 06, 2025

Rediscovering A Classic American Satire Of War And Empire

I have a discovery to report. My current book project focuses on the American empire...

February 04, 2025

How History Helps Us Stave Off Despair

For today's post, I'm pleased to welcome Dr. Skylar Ray back to the Anxious Bench!...

February 03, 2025

In the Midst of a Theological Crisis

Years ago, I wrote a book that examined the civil rights struggle not only as...

January 2025

January 30, 2025

Reading in a Streaming Age—On Limits and Academic Publishing

Today I have a guest post by Cade Jarrell, who is the Assistant Director of...

January 29, 2025

Exorcists, Omens, and Heretics: Religion Horror in the 2020s

As a genre, horror cinema has always spoken to the broader fears and values of...

January 28, 2025

What a Humble Presidential Inaugural Address Looks Like

I found myself thinking about presidential humility once again after I heard last week’s inaugural...

January 25, 2025

Was Carter a Progressive Evangelical or Centrist Politician?

When President Jimmy Carter died on December 29th, 2024, almost every obituary on the 39th...

January 24, 2025

Evangelicals, Charismatics, and Reformation Roleplay, Pt 1

Evangelicalism and ecstatic Spirit-filled movements have long had an uneasy relationship. The inclusion of Pentecostal...

January 23, 2025

How NOT To Count American Religious Extremists

The current Atlantic has an interesting piece by Stephanie McCrummen with the scary title “The...

January 22, 2025

Rebel on Main

Are memorials actual reflections of the past? What do we do with static memorials when...

January 21, 2025

Oedipus and the Tragic Flaw of Self-Deception

I am pleased to welcome Dr. Aaron Johnson to the Anxious Bench today! Dr. Johnson...

January 20, 2025

What Evangelical Influencers Love About this Inauguration

It's the 20th of January and there is a lot going on today in Washington,...

January 17, 2025

Windstorms and Wildfires: Finding Christ Among Devastation

As I sit down in the local library to write this post, I can see...

January 16, 2025

The Prophet Micaiah and Divine Deception

I offer a column on themes of deception, false identity, and the utter unreliability of...

January 15, 2025

Rest by the Koi Pond: Journey with Japanese Literature

"Nature is beautiful because it comes to my eyes before death." Kawabata Yasunari Recently David...

January 14, 2025

History and Ourselves: Story, The Past, and Responsibility

David Blight, the eminent Civil War historian, begins every class he teaches in the same...

January 13, 2025

Armenia’s Struggle and a New Look at Secularist Violence

I hope I might be forgiven for using this post to make known two publications...

January 11, 2025

New Interim Editor of the Anxious Bench

When I first was asked to be the editor of the Anxious Bench, I was...

January 09, 2025

Of Lone-Wolf Terrorists, Jihadis, and Nazis

After the recent horrors in New Orleans, we have heard a huge amount about lone...

January 07, 2025

Lessons from Remembering “The Mary We Forgot”

For me, the days off around the holidays traditionally include many things: more baked goods...

January 03, 2025

Dry January? Christians and Alcohol Prohibitions

It’s the beginning of the year and all over social media the pros and cons...

January 02, 2025

Jimmy Carter and the Great Presidency That Never Was

In the wave of obituaries for Jimmy Carter, the common theme is that as president,...

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