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May 2023

May 09, 2023

The Evangelical Conversion Narrative of Molly Worthen

Earlier today, Tuesday May 9, Collin Hansen released an interview with historian Molly Worthen on...

May 05, 2023

The Myth of the Decline of History Education

The Decline of History Scores The National Assessment of Educational Progress has reported that 8th...

May 04, 2023

The Wars After The War: Just What Did End In 1945?

I wrote recently about the year 1453, which marked the Fall of Constantinople, and therefore...

May 02, 2023

Thoughts from Julian of Norwich for Changing Seasons

For me, the first of May always feels like the changing of a season– perhaps...

May 01, 2023

Justin Jones, Diane Nash, and the Long Struggle

Along with lamentations, the horrific recent shooting at the Covenant School also created a crises...

April 2023

April 27, 2023

The Myth of 1453 and the Modern Political Right

“The Fall of Constantinople is a personal misfortune that happened to all of us only...

April 26, 2023

A Western Woman at the Western Wall: On Breaking Down Barriers

Several months ago I took my first trip to the Jewish and Christian Holy Land....

April 25, 2023

The Churches That Honor Guns

This month at the Anxious Bench, a number of columnists are participating in a joint...

April 24, 2023

On God and Guns: Scenes from the 2023 NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis

During the month of April at the Anxious Bench, a number of our...

April 21, 2023

Keep Hope Alive

During the month of April at the Anxious Bench, a number of our columnists are...

April 20, 2023

The Myth Of 1453, And How Empires Do Not End

This post concerns a year in which not much happened, or at least, far less...

April 19, 2023

The Tree Flag and Christian Nationalism

The Tree Flag is an almost perfect representation of Christian nationalism, especially in its use...

April 18, 2023

My Career on The Anxious Bench–How it Started and How it is Ending

It was July 2014. My colleague Tommy Kidd and I were walking across Baylor campus...

April 17, 2023

Hemispheric Histories for Racial and Ethnic Solidarity, Part III (Conclusion)

In my last two posts, I argued that the histories of the U.S. Black Church...

April 14, 2023

A Hysterectomy during Holy Week: Reaching for the Hem of Christ’s Garment

Christ healing a bleeding woman, as depicted in the Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter Now...

April 13, 2023

Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral? Teaching and Testing Knowledge

This post concerns an academic issue that might seem, well, academic, but it does get...

April 12, 2023

What Child Is This?

This essay was originally published at Current. This month at the Anxious Bench, a number...

April 11, 2023

Second Amendment Rights Is About Protecting White Supremacy

During the month of April at the Anxious Bench, a number of our columnists are...

April 10, 2023

Islam’s Future in Kathmandu

[This essay draws from a recent speaking engagement in Kathmandu, Nepal] “Islam” isn’t the first...

April 07, 2023

Derry Girls, Nostalgia, and the 1990s

This week my husband and I watched the last episode of Derry Girls. I had...

April 06, 2023

Emmaus: Whether a Man or a Woman?

Over the next few Sundays, churchgoers are going to hear a lot about the journey...

April 04, 2023

Who is the Center of the Story? Medieval Maps and Modern Margins

At a conference a few weeks ago, in a keynote on medieval cosmologies, the keynote...

April 03, 2023

Christ or Moloch?: A Reflection on Nonviolence and the Civil Rights Movement

During the month of April at the Anxious Bench, a number of our columnists are...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

New England Women and the Geographies of Power (Part Three)

Deerfield was attacked on February 29, 1704 during Queen Anne’s War. Four dozen French soldiers...

March 30, 2023

Reading the Rabbis

It’s fair to say that most Christians are respectfully aware of the Talmud as something...

March 29, 2023

My Review of Abigail Favale’s Genesis of Gender at Current

The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale articulates a version of sexual difference egalitarianism. This...

March 28, 2023

The Southern White Evangelicals Who Voted for Carter (Not Reagan) in 1980

The story has been repeated so many times that it’s now one of the most...

March 27, 2023

The Secular Paradox: A Conversation with Joseph Blankholm

The number of religiously unaffiliated people has risen significantly over the past few decades, a...

March 24, 2023

Reparations Now

Occasionally when I speak and write on race, someone will ask what I think about...

March 23, 2023

Of Roman Roads, Missions, and Subways

A couple of recent encounters have reshaped my understandings of the ancient world, and specifically...

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