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July 2022

July 06, 2022

The Irenic Spirit of a Pilgrim Historian

I have been a reader of the Anxious Bench since its beginning. The first post...

July 05, 2022

Welcome to our New Editor!

I am so pleased to welcome Joey Cochran to The Anxious Bench today--not as a guest...

July 04, 2022

Icons, Russia, and a Church’s Dark Age

A couple of my long-standing interests recently came together in a very unhappy way. My...

June 2022

June 30, 2022

From the Russian Empire to the Cold War, and Back Again

I recently reread a text that I already know well, but encountered it once again...

June 29, 2022

When Beloved Community Doesn’t Work

At the end of Freedom Summer 1971, John Perkins called it “the biggest failure in...

June 28, 2022

To Pray or Not to Pray: Reflections on Religious Pressure and Religious Power

Imagine this scenario: a Person of Prominence who is a devout Christian is praying. This...

June 27, 2022

Who Will Bear the Cost of America’s Crisis Pregnancies?

Crisis pregnancies have profound human costs. There are life-changing consequences for women who find themselves...

June 23, 2022

Byzantine and Roman

I posted about my current book project, Storm of Images, which concerns the Iconoclasm struggle...

June 22, 2022

“Every Protestant Heart Owes Catharine… Because She Made Luther Happy”: Luther, Women, and Reformation History in America

I am excited to welcome to the Anxious Bench for today's guest post Samuel L....

June 21, 2022

My Farewell to The Anxious Bench

Our blogmeister says farewell after six years and nearly 400 posts at The Anxious Bench.

June 20, 2022

Iconoclasts I Have Known, and Even Liked

I have been posting about my current book project, Storm of Images, which concerns the...

June 16, 2022

A Storm of Images

“So, what are you working on right now? “I'm doing a book called Storm of...

June 15, 2022

Bible Translations: A Classicist Weighs In

Every year, it seems, at least one new English Bible translation appears. Some make a...

June 14, 2022

The Half-Year in Review

I usually wait until the end of June to post a mid-year report on what’s...

June 13, 2022

The Future of Catholic Universities

A review of James L. Heft's The Future of Catholic Higher Education (Oxford University Press,...

June 09, 2022

When the Pilgrim Trails Return

I have an observation, and a question. Pilgrimage is enjoying an astonishing revival in the...

June 08, 2022

An Open Letter to Baptist Higher Education After the Death of Judson College

Today I welcome Stephanie Peek to The Anxious Bench. Dr. Peek completed her PhD in...

June 07, 2022

Interfaith America: An Interview with Eboo Patel

Chris talks to Eboo Patel about his new book, We Need to Build, and his...

June 06, 2022

When the Waters Rise (and Fall)

We hear a great deal about the likely effects of climate change, and what it...

June 02, 2022

When the Flames Break In

This coming Sunday, June 5, the church celebrates the great feast of Pentecost, with all...

June 01, 2022

My Family’s Version of the Hiding Place

These hunted people were my people.

May 2022

May 31, 2022

What Will the Reversal of Roe v. Wade Really Mean? Five False Expectations

What will happen if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade next month and gives...

May 30, 2022

Asia and the Making of Modern American Evangelicalism: An Interview with Helen Jin Kim

Historians have long argued that American evangelicalism is a transatlantic religious movement. However, according to...

May 26, 2022

Faithful Deliberation: Rhetorical Invention, Evangelicalism, and #MeToo Reckonings

Today we have a guest post from my Baylor colleague, T. J. Geiger. As he...

May 25, 2022

A Love Letter To My Theological Seminary: On Gordon-Conwell Selling Its Main Residential Campus

I applied to history PhD programs twice. I was actually admitted to a couple very...

May 24, 2022

An Oral History of The Anxious Bench: Highlights and Reflections

Chris' oral history of this blog ends with some closing reflections from contributors, who also...

May 23, 2022

The Keys Of The Kingdom

Last time I talked about using a longish poem as a resource for teaching the...

May 20, 2022

Heavy Is the History of Jerusalem: A Very Select Starter Reading List

On Wednesday morning, May 11, Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, who was covering an...

May 19, 2022

Charlotte Brontë and Teaching Global Christianity

I have often taught courses on Christian history, and on Global/World Christianity. There is one...

May 18, 2022

How Will the Pro-Life Movement Address Women’s Rights after Roe v. Wade Is Reversed?

One of the reasons that the conversation about abortion is so polarizing in the United...

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