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June 2020

June 17, 2020

Do Demons Destroy Marriages?

How global experiences have pushed American evangelicals toward Pentecostal sensibilities

June 16, 2020

It’s Not “Erasing History” to Remove Confederate Memorials

Chris argues that it's not "erasing history" to remove Confederate commemoration from public spaces. Instead,...

June 15, 2020

Church Ladies Do More than Doughnuts

After church when I was a little my siblings and I would file down to...

June 12, 2020

Writing History on the Banks of Spoon River

I have been posting about using American poetry as primary historical sources, and last time,...

June 11, 2020

Jesus and John Wayne: the backstory

In a little over a week, my new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White...

June 10, 2020

Plagues, Fear, and Hope in an Honors Classroom

I am so pleased to welcome back Lynneth Miller Renberg. Lynneth is an assistant professor of history...

June 09, 2020

A Tale of Two Luthers: Reflections on the Reformation in the Wake of the George Floyd Riots

Chris considers what the inconsistent response of Martin Luther to violent rebellion in the 16th...

June 08, 2020

A Sunday Morning in 1915

I recently posted about using poetry as a source for studying American history, and religious...

June 05, 2020

What Historians Can Get From Reading American Poetry

The Anxious Bench focuses on the study of history, and particularly the history of religion...

June 04, 2020

The Quakers: New England’s First Sustained Non-Violent Movement

They were rude, their words were crude. Occasionally, a few went nude. The Quakers reached...

June 03, 2020

“All the Order for Us and All the Law for Them”

What makes us think that this week’s version of white evangelical "racial reconciliation" will be...

June 02, 2020

A Tale of Two Kings: Reflections on MLK in the Wake of the George Floyd Riots

Too often, writes guest blogger Sara Shady, "Christians want [Martin Luther] King’s words, but not...

June 01, 2020

Nationalism . . . and Covid-19

Lately I have been re-reading Benedict Anderson’s classic, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origins and...

May 2020

May 29, 2020

An Inadequate Response from One Minnesotan

A few days after another black Minnesotan, George Floyd, was killed by police, Chris considers...

May 29, 2020

Fire From Heaven: Pentecost and Whitsun

This post offer a translation between British and American English, and suggests why you really...

May 28, 2020

Asian Americans and American Religion: Recommendations for Your Summer Reading and Fall Syllabi

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and in many ways, it has...

May 27, 2020

Your Lipstick Was Distracting: Course Reviews, Gender, and the Christian College

Today's guest post is by my friend and colleague Dr. Adina Kelley. Dr. Kelley earned...

May 26, 2020

“Good Bloodlines”: Some History of Eugenics

Donald Trump's recent praise of the "good bloodlines" of Henry Ford got Chris thinking about...

May 25, 2020

Of Weeks, Pentecost, and Giving the Law

The Book of Acts reports that on the day of Pentecost, the apostles were in...

May 22, 2020

I Gave Them Laws Through Which They Could Not Live

Many Old Testament passages have posed difficulties to readers through the centuries. I am presently...

May 21, 2020

Calvinism, Puritan New England, and the Death of Children

In the winter of 1676-1677, a “malignant” fever swept through New England communities. In the...

May 20, 2020

The Reformed Evangelicals Who Smoked Pot in Toronto

Evangelicalism can look a lot different across the Canadian border.

May 19, 2020

The Seeds That Fell on Good Soil: My Commencement Address for the Class of 2020

Chris offers a free commencement address to the Class of 2020.

May 18, 2020

Why You Shouldn’t Bake Coronavirus Cookies

In late seventeenth-century Boston a strange story was popular. As David D. Hall recounts it...

May 15, 2020

When the National Council of Churches Went to War

On Monday, I described Paul Matzko's important new book, The Radio Right: How a Band...

May 14, 2020

Is media coverage biased against evangelicals in the midst of the coronavirus?

How should we talk about white evangelicals during the coronavirus pandemic? On the one hand,...

May 13, 2020

Non-Religious Turning Points in Religious History: The 20th Century

As our series of non-religious turning points in religious history continues into the 20th century,...

May 12, 2020

Non-Religious Turning Points in Religious History: Before 1900

Time will tell if COVID-19 produces lasting changes in Christianity and other faiths, but religious...

May 11, 2020

The Radio Right and the Religious Right

An important new book explores the intersection between politics, religion, and media in modern US...

May 08, 2020

The Changing Meaning of V-E Day

How do we remember World War II, on this 75th anniversary of V-E Day? If...

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