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April 2016

April 08, 2016

1916 and Jewish History

The centennial of the First World War means that we have plenty of grim events...

April 07, 2016

Was Nebuchadnezzar a Werewolf?

"Nebuchadnezzar's malady was not unlike a lycanthropy," wrote Cotton Mather in his Biblia Americana. The...

April 06, 2016

Did Medieval Christians Accommodate Paganism?

The Roman Pantheon is awesome. And I mean "awesome" in the sense that my good-English-professor-friend...

April 05, 2016

The New United States: A “Christian Nation”?

Politicians and pop history writers squabble endlessly about whether America was founded as a "Christian...

April 04, 2016

War, Faith and Superstition

This year, we are of course commemorating the centennial of the First World War, and...

April 01, 2016

The Messiah, the Prince

I recently blogged on the many and various ways in which translators subtly (and usually...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

American Colonial History

In today's post I am talking with fellow Anxious Bench blogger, Baylor University historian, and...

March 30, 2016

Food Rules and Habituated Practice

Last week I described an "eating exercise" meant to encourage my students to think historically...

March 29, 2016

Who Is the Mormon Jesus?

In today's post I am talking with Anxious Bench blogger and George Mason professor John...

March 28, 2016

On Theology and Wild Boar

This post will not be about Easter bunnies, but it will be about animals. In...

March 26, 2016

Scalia’s Worst Decision?

Today's guest post is by Dr. Barry Hankins, professor of history at Baylor University, and author...

March 25, 2016

The Curse of Capitals and the Theology of Punctuation

I have invented a new discipline, the Theology of Punctuation. I am presently writing a...

March 24, 2016

Stephen H. Webb

Two weeks ago, prolific American theologian Stephen H. Webb died. For a beautiful tribute, see...

March 23, 2016

The Modern Roots of “Pagan” Easter

In the late nineteenth century, a Cambridge scholar sat at his desk and wove a...

March 22, 2016

The Bible: Mass Distribution and Massive Ignorance?

Over at the Weekly Standard I reviewed John Fea's excellent new history of the American Bible...

March 21, 2016

Numbering the Old Testament: 22, 24 , 39, or more?

Over the past couple of years my work has often brought me back to the...

March 18, 2016

The King’s Son Enters Jerusalem

I have been working on European history in the later nineteenth century, and specifically the...

March 16, 2016

The End of American Evangelicalism

One of the big surprises of 2016 is the extent of evangelical support for Donald...

March 16, 2016

The Eating Exercise

In Desiring the Kingdom James K.A. Smith contends that humans are imaginative, desiring, loving, affective...

March 15, 2016

Should You Apply to Graduate School?

Late spring is a good time for potential applicants to start thinking about applying to...

March 14, 2016

The Righteous Sentences of Julia Ward Howe

Nicknamed the “Queen of America” in the nineteenth century, Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) goes often...

March 11, 2016

Volcanic Faith

I have been discussing the effects of global changes in weather and climate on the...

March 10, 2016

American Protestantism and Madness

Nearly twenty years ago, I visited a psychiatric unit near the city of Cebu in...

March 09, 2016

The Christian History of “Pagan” Easter

I bought Easter candy for my students. It was a mistake. Although the students made...

March 08, 2016

American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faiths

My new Yale University Press book American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faiths is 'in stock'...

March 07, 2016

1320: Climate Change and the Demons Within

Climate change, weather, and agricultural cycles all played their part in religious history. On occasion,...

March 05, 2016

The Pro-Life Movement’s Liberal Argument

Today's guest post is from Daniel K. Williams, associate professor of history at the University of...

March 04, 2016

1741: A Climate of Revival

In my last post, I described the extreme climatic conditions that formed the background of...

March 03, 2016

Death and Faith in the Civil War

In February of 1864, a Confederate officer named Franklin Gaillard received word of his father's...

March 02, 2016

Amish Innovation

In 2004 the Kempf family farm in northeast Ohio was devastated by blight. Half of...

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