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July 2017

July 13, 2017

Recalibrating the “Evangelical Paradigm”

A growing body of evidence points to a pitched battle between evangelical and churchly Protestants...

July 13, 2017

You’re Interested in the History of Sports and Christianity

An interview with historian Paul Putz, whose research and new blog (Sportianity) explores the intersections...

July 12, 2017

The Value of Failure in Graduate School

This is from my Anxious Bench archives. I currently am teaching in London and gathering...

July 11, 2017

Christian Responses to Lindbergh: “The New Christ”

How did Christians respond to the advent of Charles Lindbergh, called "the New Christ" by...

July 10, 2017

Counting Baptists and Naming Baptists

Unlike virtually all Christian churches and denominations, Baptists are not witnessing a fundamental shift of...

July 07, 2017

Theosophy and the Rise of the Modern

Last time, I described the enormous attraction of the Theosophical movement in the early twentieth...

July 06, 2017

Exeter Cathedral and Collective Memory

Most American visitors to European cathedrals are immediately struck by their vastness and grandeur. In...

July 05, 2017

4 Reasons Why John Wesley Opposed the American Revolution

American Christians invoke John Wesley on all manner of subjects including sanctification, the sacraments, and...

July 04, 2017

Does Patriotism Belong in Christian Worship?

Perhaps there's a healthier way for Christians to love their country...

July 03, 2017

The Man with the Snake-shaped Birthmark

An 1839 bulletin from the prestigious Boston Medical and Surgical Journal (forerunner to the New England...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

The Anxious Bench Half-Year in Review

Presenting our most popular posts halfway into a turbulent 2017. (Plus a few you might...

June 30, 2017

No Religion Higher Than Truth; or, Why Theosophy Matters

Theosophy is (a) a fringe esoteric/religious movement founded in the 1870s, one of many such...

June 29, 2017

The Democrats Have a Religion Problem. But They’re Not the Only Ones.

So, you’ve probably heard by now: The Democrats have a religion problem. Historian Daniel K....

June 28, 2017

Wonder Woman and Complementarianism

I found myself thinking about complementarianism while watching the new Wonder Woman movie.

June 27, 2017

Christian Responses to Lindbergh: “The Recrudescence of Paganism”

Christians debated how to respond to Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. To...

June 26, 2017

“To Unite All Religion Against Irreligion”

Chicago’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was a grand affair, celebrating (one year late) in the...

June 23, 2017

Alternative Scriptures: Theosophy and the Esoteric Tradition

I have been posting about the widespread knowledge of alternative gospels and scriptures that existed...

June 22, 2017

Bernie Sanders, Anti-Evangelical Bigot?

Senator Bernie Sanders opposed the nomination of Russell Vought as deputy director of the Office...

June 21, 2017

This Thai Is Not Like the Others

My research on the antitrafficking movement in Thailand primarily tracked American Christian networks. As I...

June 20, 2017

A Brief History of Vacation Bible School

Keep in mind that VBS is one of those traditions in American Christianity that is...

June 19, 2017

Alternative Scriptures: Melville’s “Lost Gnostic Poem”

In 1891, Herman Melville published his final book, a collection of poems entitled Timoleon. I...

June 16, 2017

Alternative Scriptures: Gustav Holst’s Hymn of Jesus

I have been posting about the quite widespread knowledge of alternative and apocryphal scriptural texts...

June 15, 2017

Time for Kierkegaard

Summer is here. For academics, that means there just might be time to pick up...

June 14, 2017

Handling Personal Crises in Academic Life

On September 19, 2016, I received news so shocking that the world stopped. I was...

June 13, 2017

A Spiritual (But Not Religious) Biography of Charles Lindbergh

Chris introduces his next book project: a spiritual (but not religious) biography of Charles A....

June 12, 2017

Alternative Scriptures: Finding the First Scrolls

I began this "Alternative Scriptures" series by noting the discovery of a “Dead Sea Scroll”...

June 09, 2017

Alternative Scriptures: A Bit Of Bible Long Lost

How an American poet popularized the Gospel of Thomas

June 08, 2017

The Quaker Jesus

In October 1656, James Nayler rode into the English city of Bristol, accompanied by a...

June 07, 2017

The Anxious Bench’s Favorite Historic Sites West of the Mississippi

If you're traveling in the western United States this summer, consider visiting some more of...

June 07, 2017

A Farang Scholar in Thailand

It’s good to be back at the Anxious Bench after a spring semester hiatus. As...

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