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April 2022

April 04, 2022

Religion, Burnout, and the Worship of Work in Silicon Valley: Reflections on Carolyn Chen’s Work Pray Code

Over 20 million Americans chose to quit their jobs since September 2021. The forces behind...

March 2022

March 31, 2022

Janissaries, East and West

I love spending time in the American southwest. Many years ago, I was talking with...

March 30, 2022

The Feminist-Not-Quite-Feminist

Today's guest post is by Christina J. Lambert. She is a doctoral student in English...

March 29, 2022

The Evangelical Affinity for Ukraine

What do evangelicals in the U.S. think about the Russian invasion of Ukraine? You might...

March 28, 2022

The Heretics on the Borderlands, And Their Strange Books

Empires move or deport populations, often against the will of those subject peoples. Such movements...

March 25, 2022

The Ukraine War: Three Thoughts

Another comment about the ongoing horrors in Ukraine. Or rather, three thoughts in particular, respectively:...

March 24, 2022

The Redemption of Redeeming Love: A Movie Review and Marketplace History

Today's guest post is by Emma Fenske. Emma is a current MA student and incoming...

March 23, 2022

Islam and the Borderland of Empires

I have been posting about the borderlands of empire, territories beyond the tight control of...

March 22, 2022

The Religious History of Daylight Saving

I don't often dip into my archives and reprise a post. But since the U.S....

March 21, 2022

The Scandal of the Evangelical Professor Mommy

When I was pregnant and finishing my dissertation, a beloved dean told me about one...

March 17, 2022

Between Two Empires

Empires commonly have religions that enjoy an established or favored status, and in many cases,...

March 16, 2022

Ideas about Women Matter: A Resource List for Women in Church History

I planned this post several weeks ago. Ever since publishing The Making of Biblical Womanhood,...

March 15, 2022

The Book I’ve Been Waiting For: A Review of Aimee Byrd’s The Sexual Reformation

In the final chapter of her bestseller The Making of Biblical Womanhood, my friend, colleague,...

March 14, 2022

The Last Emperor, and His Faithful Bishop

I recently wrote about how the mighty Persian Empire became a powerful vehicle for the...

March 12, 2022

Can We Curse Putin? A Brief History of American Christians Using Imprecatory Psalms

Christians often struggle with the cursing language of the imprecatory psalms. But Chris found that...

March 11, 2022

Converting the (Other) Empire

I have been posting about the linkage between empires and the shaping of world religions,...

March 10, 2022

From Grozny to Kyiv

Very few non-specialist Americans or Europeans could tell you offhand why the name of Grozny...

March 09, 2022

Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine: What’s Religion Got to Do with It?

On Russian Orthodoxy as one of the underpinnings of Putin's regime.

March 08, 2022

Why Do American Evangelicals Endorse War as a Christian Cause?

“We feel your prayerful support,” a Ukrainian Christian who is on the front lines fighting...

March 07, 2022

The Souls of Womenfolk: An Interview with Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh

How did gender shape how African American women experienced religion and enslavement? As we...

March 03, 2022

Empires, Slaves, and Daniel Syndrome

Throughout history, Empires have shaped religions worldwide, often in quite revolutionary ways. Commonly, they have...

March 02, 2022

Quitting Church for Lent? Why the Desert is Not the Answer

Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent that it ushers in, are appropriate for considering...

March 01, 2022

Centered on Jesus: A Free Devotional for Lent

Chris shares a free daily devotional for Lent, a faculty-written booklet that made him think...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Climate Shocks and the Fate of Empires (and of World Religions)

I have been describing the astonishing success of Buddhism across much of Southern and Eastern...

February 25, 2022

After Ukraine: Apocalypse Quite Soon?

If you were not terrified yesterday, you were not paying attention. Something very bad indeed...

February 24, 2022

Shifting Empires, and the Decline of Buddhism

Last year, we read reports of one of the great archaeological discoveries of recent years,...

February 23, 2022

Russian Invasion of the Ukraine: Reflections from a Descendant of Ukrainian Jews

As the Russian invasion of the Ukraine begins, I struggle along with so many other...

February 22, 2022

Is Christian History Faithful, Hopeful, and Loving?

Should Christian history make evident Paul's three great virtues: faith, hope, and love?

February 21, 2022

Transcendentalism and Democratic Trust in Thyself

Is there any way to weave together the cultural materials at hand to withstand what...

February 17, 2022

Empires and the Making of Buddhism (and Christianity)

Any long term history of Christianity must pay proper attention to one key turning point,...

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