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September 2022

September 26, 2022

Undocumented Saints: An Interview with William Calvo-Quiros

September marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a welcome opportunity to discuss new...

September 23, 2022

Call It What It Is: On Race Riots

Yesterday was the 116-year anniversary of the Atlanta “Race Riot”. I put “race riot” in...

September 22, 2022

Towards 2070: Is The Future None?

“Christianity projected to lose majority status among Americans by 2070, Pew model projects.” That is...

September 21, 2022

Ron Sider and Evangelicals for McGovern

The first volley in Ron Sider's battle against right-wing evangelicalism

September 20, 2022

An Open Plea to Reconsider the Impact of Complementarian Theology

Full title for this post (after an enlightening conversation with Hannah Anderson @sometimesalight)--Because the Experiences...

September 19, 2022

The God of Evangélicos and the Brazilian Presidency: A Presentist Musing

I have been thinking a lot about Jair Bolsonaro, the "Trump of the Tropics," president...

September 18, 2022

Welcome João Chaves

Our new regular contributor, Dr. João Chaves, releases his first post tomorrow. Having had a...

September 16, 2022

September 16 – “El Grito,” the Mexican Inquisition, and Our Lady of Guadalupe

Last night, Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), stepped out onto the balcony of...

September 15, 2022

The Green Man and the King Of Salem

Christians who delve into the Quran will be surprised how many old friends they find...

September 14, 2022

Redeeming Email: Electronic Epistolography for the Glory of God

Every morning, grasping for dear life that first crucial cup of coffee of the day...

September 13, 2022

Shedding Our Eurocentric Bias: The Gains of a Broad History of Global Christianity

Today we welcome Dr. Thomas Carlson to the Anxious Bench. Dr. Carlson is Associate Professor of...

September 12, 2022

When (Some) Heretics Made Good Sense

The Old Testament commands the Israelites not just to fight and defeat other peoples such...

September 09, 2022

Historians and the Supernatural

It keeps cropping up in my classes. Perhaps we’re studying about reported Aztec visions of...

September 08, 2022

Why A Founding Father of Communism Has Some Really Worthwhile Things to Say About Early Christianity

There is an odd but very useful source on early Christianity that even now remains...

September 07, 2022

The Myth of Racial Reconciliation

I will never say that progress is being made. If you stick a knife in...

September 06, 2022

Why I Supported Complementarianism: Lisa Weaver Swartz, Bertha Smith, and Me

Did you know that the central aspect of patriarchy isn’t female subjugation? Some of you...

September 05, 2022

On History and Justice: An Interview with Dr. Jemar Tisby

Hello all! It's a great privilege to be in the lineup here at the Anxious...

September 03, 2022

Introducing Ansley Quiros: New Contributor to the Anxious Bench

I have known about Ansley Quiros ever since I read her insightful Washington Post op-eds...

September 01, 2022

The Bible and the Language of Genocide

We often hear the word “genocide” today, and it unquestionably describes a vital concept. The...

August 2022

August 31, 2022

From Truth to Trust: Reimagining the Future of Christian Apologetics

Today we welcome Daniel Montañez to the Anxious Bench. Montañez is an adjunct instructor of Christian...

August 30, 2022

The Call to Comprehensive Justice

Today we welcome Allie Roberts as a guest contributor to the Anxious Bench. Roberts is...

August 29, 2022

The Growing Crisis of Anomie in the United States: Learning from Hungary’s Cold War Past

Today we welcome a guest contribution from Patrick Leech to the Anxious Bench. Patrick Leech...

August 29, 2022

Texts of Terror, and Damned Races

Jews and Christians have long wrestled with the Bible passages that command the annihilation of...

August 26, 2022

The Annales Movement (Part One): Working Across Social Science Disciplines

“Tell me, daddy. What is the use of history?” (Bloch, 3). This is the opening...

August 25, 2022

Professor Albright, Biblical Archaeology, and the Virtues of Genocide

I have been posting about the Bible’s genocidal texts, which have most recently been discussed...

August 24, 2022

Dated and Overrated: A Review of Jonathan Pokluda’s Outdated

Today's guest post is by Cara Hoekstra. Cara is a recent graduate of Baylor University,...

August 23, 2022

It Wasn’t the Religious Right That Made White Evangelicals Vote Republican

The Gospel Coalition’s article earlier this month critiquing Randall Balmer’s claim to have discovered the...

August 22, 2022

Religion, Race, and “Never Have I Ever”: A Roundtable Discussion on Season Three

Mindy Kaling’s comedy Never Have I Ever returned to Netflix for a third season...

August 19, 2022

I Am A Historian: On Presentism

This probably should have been my introductory piece, but now it has been precipitated by...

August 18, 2022

Google’s Revolution in Historical Research

I research and publish a lot in history. The more I do, the more struck...

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