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October 2020

October 20, 2020

“Jesus Is Coming Soon”: Singing the Pandemic Blues

Ten days ago Saturday Night Live — of all places — served as the platform for...

October 19, 2020

The Power of Faith in Filipino Americans’ Fight for Justice

A few years ago, Saturday Night Live aired a sketch that poked fun at the...

October 16, 2020

Worcester’s Wisdom and Prospero’s Steam Engine

I have been posting about the world of the seventeenth century, an exceedingly significant era...

October 15, 2020

Veritas: A Cautionary Tale

In 2012, Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King made international news with a "Gospel of...

October 14, 2020

College Chapel and COVID-19

Today's guest post is by Benjamin Leavitt. Ben is a History PhD student at Baylor...

October 13, 2020

An Evangelical Understanding of Jews and Judaism

Chris talks to Jay Phelan about his new book, Separated Siblings: An Evangelical Understanding of...

October 12, 2020

The Ilston Church and the Baptist Defection

When modern people read about Christian history, most find it very hard indeed to understand...

October 09, 2020

Shakespeare, Despair, and (Yes) Blackadder

I have been posting about my recent immersion in watching Shakespeare’s plays, working my way...

October 08, 2020

Adam Laats: Creationism USA

Adam Laats is Professor of Education and History (by courtesy) at Binghamton University (SUNY). He...

October 07, 2020

Can White Evangelical Theology Produce Democratic Voters?

Here’s a political trivia question for you: When was the last time that a majority...

October 06, 2020

What’s College Like under COVID?

What's it like teaching in the middle of a pandemic? Four of our contributors report...

October 05, 2020

Rereading Gilead

It’s time to reread Gilead. Last week’s release of Marilynne Robinson’s new novel about the...

October 02, 2020

Shakespeare, Faith, and the Narrow Gate

Over the past few months, my wife and I have been using our non-voluntary time...

October 01, 2020

After Jesus and John Wayne

We’re three months out now from the release of Jesus and John Wayne, and it’s...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

American Girl, American Religion, and Potential Plots for Courtney, SoCal Gamer Girl of the ’80s

In case the popularity of Stranger Things and Cobra Kai and the renewed appreciation of...

September 29, 2020

Will Evangelicals Support a Commander in Chief Who Disdains the Military?

Evangelical Christians tend to be strong supporters of both President Trump and the U.S. military....

September 28, 2020

Has Christianity Failed in India?

Today’s post is unusual, in that I am mainly presenting the ideas of another person...

September 25, 2020

An Online Event You Will Not Want To Miss

The recent closure of face to face events around the world is dreadful on so...

September 23, 2020

Supreme Apocalypse

Why do subsets of Americans care so much about the Supreme Court? Most Americans would...

September 23, 2020

Quail and Confections: Lessons in Political Civility from Kentucky

Political tension does not preclude civility. Dining together and watching opera together may help.

September 22, 2020

RBG, Historian: Why Justice Requires Memory

“In our long struggle for a more just world,” said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in...

September 21, 2020

Why Evangelical Women Should Mourn the Loss of #RBG Too

I missed the announcement of her death. We had gone out for our first movie...

September 18, 2020

Breaking Bread with the Dead and the Living

Alan Jacobs writes books with pretentious titles. How to Think. I didn’t know what to...

September 18, 2020

In Search of Ghost Denominations

Last time, I posted about the range of older “ghost” denominations and churches that preceded...

September 17, 2020

Jesus and John Wayne: An Afterword

Back in June, in anticipation of the book’s release, I published Jesus and John Wayne:...

September 16, 2020

Is Women’s History Depressing?

Is women’s history depressing? It was the third week of this semester when the question...

September 15, 2020

The Banality of Goodness

“Hard-boiled” is the last adjective anyone would use to describe me. I get uncomfortable watching...

September 14, 2020

Losing the Brethren

Over time, denominations and churches rise and fall, and mergers and acquisitions are a recurring...

September 11, 2020

The Slaves of Central Pennsylvania

Through the years, I have worked a good deal on Pennsylvania history, having taught for...

September 10, 2020

The Jefferson Bible: An Interview with Peter Manseau

Peter Manseau is Curator of American Religious History at the Smithsonian. His most recent book...

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