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March 2017

March 22, 2017

A Reasonable Reading List for Medieval Christianity: Part 2

If you ever have the chance, visit the church of St. Bartholomew the Great in...

March 21, 2017

Great Movies About The Great War

Five great films about World War I to help you mark the war's ongoing centenary.

March 20, 2017

What Has Technology Ever Done For Us?

This may seem like a silly question, but how much influence has modern communication technology...

March 17, 2017

The Great War, and the Futile War

We are hearing a lot this year about the centennial of the First World War,...

March 16, 2017

Defining Evangelicalism: Part 1,242…

Douglas Winiarski's Darkness Falls on the Land of Light begins with the story of two...

March 15, 2017

Donald Trump Did Not Win an Election on November 8, 2016

Donald Trump did not win an election on November 8, 2016 — he won 30...

March 14, 2017

5 Reasons Why Christians Should Study History

Five reasons why Christians should learn to think historically about their past.

March 13, 2017

Christian Colleges Meet Trump’s America

I received much feedback from a piece I wrote for Inside Higher Ed. So, permit...

March 11, 2017

What if this had been me? A gendered analysis of the funniest video ever.

By now, I’m sure you’ve all seen this video. If you haven’t, here you go....

March 11, 2017

Faith in the Foxholes: Christianity and the World Wars

The newest issue of Christian History Magazine explores the effects of the two world wars...

March 10, 2017

The Forgotten History of “Christian” Political Activism

Across the political spectrum, most Americans would automatically describe the country’s religious heritage as “Judeo-Christian.”...

March 09, 2017

Betsy DeVos, HBCUs, and the History of Christian Higher Education

Thinking about Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' advocacy of school choice in light of the...

March 08, 2017

A Reasonable Reading List for Medieval Christianity: Part 1

If, after my last post Did Medieval Christians Know Jesus?, you realized you had no framework for...

March 07, 2017

The Good Death: How Do Christians Learn to Die?

Americans rarely think about the end of life, but Lent gives Christians the chance to...

March 06, 2017

Forgetting American Terror: The Christian Front

Imagine American cities under siege by extreme Right-wing movements and paramilitary groups calling for armed...

March 03, 2017

Paul Winter: Of Anti-Catholics, Anti-Semites, and Nazis

This post concerns an authentically frightening figure in US history, and one whose career speaks...

March 02, 2017

Where is John the Baptist’s Head?

When I ask students to read and generate questions about the Gospel of Mark, someone...

March 01, 2017

Margaret Mead: Christian, Pro-life Feminist

Today we are pleased to welcome Elesha Coffman to the Anxious Bench. Elesha is an...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Temperance after Prohibition

While Prohibition is a byword for failed legislation, temperance concerns survived the ratification of the...

February 27, 2017

The Benedict Option, New England Edition

Ian Lovett’s recent Wall Street Journal essay traces a growing trend among traditional Christians to...

February 26, 2017

Blood From The Sky

I have not read this yet, but I just came across a book that looks...

February 24, 2017

Spreading the Faith: Immigrant Religion and Ethnic Religion

I wrote about the relationship between immigration and religious change, and the enormous impact of...

February 23, 2017

Still Searching for Christian America

“At times of crisis it is a natural human reaction to turn to the past...

February 22, 2017

Did Medieval Christians Know Jesus?

Recently I was made aware of an online church history curriculum. At first glance, it...

February 21, 2017

The Christian History of “America First”

While many Christians have criticized the Trump administration's embrace of an "America First" policy, the...

February 20, 2017

Spreading the Faith: How Migration Changes Religion

Whatever might drive them to move, migrants carry their religions with them. Yet the religions...

February 17, 2017

Spreading the Faith: Moving Coins and Moving Communities

I posted recently on issues of migration and mission, and how each of those terms...

February 16, 2017

Are the gods present?

"After he has lunched on his God on Sunday, / You should worship his turd...

February 15, 2017

Betsy DeVos, Sandra Bullock, and the Historical Cost of School Choice

How a popular Hollywood movie celebrates the potential benefits of school choice, but obscures the...

February 14, 2017

When Religious Biography Is Not Hagiography: Woodrow Wilson

A new book on Woodrow Wilson illustrates that religious biography need not be hagiography.

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