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March 2020

March 03, 2020

Reimagining a History PhD–Doing Academia outside of Academia

Today we welcome Paul Gutacker (M.A. and Th.M. Regent College; Ph.D. Baylor University) to the...

October 2019

October 08, 2019

The Magic of History

Reading Harry Potter with his kids has got Chris thinking that history can be almost...

August 2019

August 21, 2019

Creating a “Rule of Life”: Habits for the New Semester

I am obsessed with habits. Particularly the spiritual formation potential of habits. I don’t remember...

August 13, 2019

The Impossible, Necessary History of the Hymnal

Chris finds that a recent book helps bring to life not just the history of...

July 2019

July 18, 2019

Academia and Meritocracy

Every so often, I remind myself that academia (at least in the discipline of History)...

May 2019

May 16, 2019

Don’t Balance Budgets on the Back of History

Chris writes his first letter to a member of the U.S. Congress.

April 2019

April 30, 2019

All History Is Revisionist History

Citing a changed name for Fort Snelling, Minnesota legislators recently voted to slash the budget...

March 2019

March 26, 2019

Why I Wish More Scholars Would “Think in Public”

Why should scholars take the time to blog or podcast, knowing that they're likely to...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Historians and Their Publics

Recently historians have been debating each other. Actually, this has been going on for quite...

February 26, 2019

How Podcasts Help Historians “Speak to a Larger Public”

Chris recommends five examples of a medium that helps connect historians to the larger public:...

December 2018

December 11, 2018

The Past As It Should Have Happened

Historians often say that they study the past "as it actually happened." But they can't...

December 04, 2018

Advent: The Most Apocalyptic Time of the Year

Reading a new collection of sermons by Fleming Rutledge got Chris thinking about the implications...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

How To Get Into A History PhD Program

It is the most nerve-wracking time of the year. PhD hopefuls have uploaded finely-honed applications...

November 20, 2018

Engaging Empathy, Disgust, and Lament

Guest blogger Karen Johnson reflects on the role of empathy, disgust, and lament in the...

September 2018

September 19, 2018

Surviving the Academic Job Market Part 2: Interviewing Well

I have served on academic faculty since 2003. I have participated in a LOT of...

August 2018

August 22, 2018

There And Back Again: Advice For History PhD Students

I am afraid of heights. I first realized it when I was 16. I had...

August 09, 2018

History and the Search for Meaning: The AB at CFH 2018

The Conference on Faith and History is celebrating its 50th anniversary this October, with a...

June 2018

June 27, 2018

The Value of Failure in Graduate School

This is from my Anxious Bench archives. I currently am leaving for a research trip...

April 2018

April 25, 2018

Standing by Graves, Practicing Resurrection: History as Christian Vocation

After writing eulogies for three colleagues in the last three years, Chris reflects on what...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

Christian Scholarship’s Distribution Problem

Today’s guest post comes from Raully Donahue. Donahue took a PhD in European history...

November 15, 2017

A Serious Proposal for Academic Conferences: Ban Harvey Weinsteins

It was during a major academic conference. A male colleague alerted me that a female...

November 01, 2017

Top Ten DON’TS for Conference Presentations

I both love and hate conferences. I love them because of the free-flowing ideas and...

June 2017

June 14, 2017

Handling Personal Crises in Academic Life

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

April 2017

April 19, 2017

Are Women Human in Christian Academia?

Recently, Karen Swallow Prior spoke out against the "Billy Graham rule"--married men distancing themselves from...

March 2017

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....

February 2017

February 16, 2017

Are the gods present?

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

January 2017

January 11, 2017

Make a Good Impression at Academic Conferences (Please!)

It was sunny and warm today in Texas without a snow cloud in sight. I...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

“History is Hot”

Many historians have been given prominent public platforms of late. Is history "hot" right now?...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

Should You Apply to Graduate School?

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

October 2015

October 27, 2015

Choosing a Book or Dissertation Topic

John Turner recently had a fabulous post on "Publishing without Perishing" which is full of...