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December 2025

December 23, 2025

My Farewell to the Anxious Bench

After five and a half years on the Anxious Bench, the time has come to...

August 2025

August 11, 2025

Interview with Historian Daniel K. Williams

In June 2010 I was privileged to meet Dr. Daniel Williams through a mutual acquaintance...

June 2025

June 24, 2025

The Real Significance of Dobbs

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade three years ago today in the case...

April 2025

April 22, 2025

Why Evangelicals Mourned John Paul II—but Not Francis

Pope Francis's Evangelical Critics Twenty years ago, when Pope John Paul II died, American evangelicals...

October 2024

October 29, 2024

Abortion and Prohibition: Will This Election Be Like 1932?

This year’s treatment of abortion by both major parties is reminiscent of how both parties...

September 2024

September 24, 2024

Christian Third Parties

When Pope Francis observed recently that both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are “against life,”...

June 2024

June 25, 2024

Abortion and the Catholic Church in the 1976 Election

The presidential election of 1976 presented the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) with a...

April 2024

April 23, 2024

Why Is the Abortion Rate Increasing?

The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 was supposed to reduce...

January 2023

January 24, 2023

Why Abortion Divides American Protestants

This week, the most controversial Supreme Court decision of modern times, Roe v. Wade, reached...

December 2022

December 27, 2022

What We Learned about Abortion Politics This Year

2022 was the most momentous year in the history of American abortion politics since 1973....

October 2022

October 25, 2022

In Search of an Evangelical Political Theology

Is there such a thing as an American evangelical political theology? Some pundits are convinced...

July 2022

July 26, 2022

The White Southern Protestants Who No Longer Attend Church

What happens to American politics and culture when white southerners in the Bible belt quit...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

What Will the Reversal of Roe v. Wade Really Mean? Five False Expectations

What will happen if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade next month and gives...

May 18, 2022

How Will the Pro-Life Movement Address Women’s Rights after Roe v. Wade Is Reversed?

One of the reasons that the conversation about abortion is so polarizing in the United...

May 03, 2022

What the End of Roe v. Wade Will Mean for Abortion Rates (part 1)

What will the end of Roe v. Wade really mean for abortion in America? If...

December 2021

December 16, 2021

Roe v. Wade’s Imminent Demise Reflects Liberal Protestantism’s Decline

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade next June – which is a likely...

August 2021

August 26, 2021

Neither Democrat Nor Republican: The New Evangelical Nonpartisans

White evangelical politics in the United States has for many years been characterized primarily by...

June 2021

June 03, 2021

Pro-Life Christians Expect the Supreme Court to Save Unborn Lives, but Maybe Poverty Relief Would Be a Better Place to Start

The news that the Supreme Court has recently agreed to review an abortion case for...

May 2021

May 18, 2021

Abortion and The Politics of the Cross

A paragraph about abortion in his new book made Chris think of a chapter about...

August 2020

August 12, 2020

Why the Pro-Life Movement Lost Its Black Supporters

In the mid-1970s, Blacks were more likely than any other group of Americans to oppose...

June 2020

June 23, 2020

Why Do White Christians Find It Easier to Denounce Abortion Than Racial Injustice? Maybe It’s Christian Nationalism

Today I'm delighted to introduce the newest member of The Anxious Bench: Daniel K. Williams teaches American history...

December 2017

December 13, 2017

Medieval Christmas Tradition Behind Sausage Roll Jesus Controversy

Greggs, the largest UK bakery chain, recently sparked outrage among Christians. It created a Nativity...

June 2017

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....

May 2017

May 18, 2017

10 Things Christians Get Wrong About Feminism

“Christian feminism” is an oxymoron. …and “secular feminism” is a tautology. Yes, there are certainly...

March 2017

March 01, 2017

Margaret Mead: Christian, Pro-life Feminist

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

October 2016

October 26, 2016

Homeless: The Evangelical Left in 2016

2016 would appear to be the perfect moment to launch a revitalized evangelical left. Donald...

March 2016

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 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...

September 2015

September 17, 2015

Liberty and Civility

Earlier this week, Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke to 12,000 students...

June 2015

June 10, 2015

The Past and Presence of Progressive Evangelicalism

Brantley Gasaway’s new book on progressive evangelicalism opens with a striking story. In 1985 evangelical...