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2026-03-27T07:31:20-04:00

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Letters of Recommendation: The Last of the Correspondence?

Last updated on: March 27, 2026 at 7:31 am By Lisa Clark Diller

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I wrote recently about the importance of letters as a form of evidence for historians. Letters allow for someone to decide reflectively what to say and how to say it their particular audience. There is a time delay that forces a bit more narrative. Of course, letters make assumptions about what the recipient knows and as a scholar I wish more of the people writing these letters would talk about their topics in more detail. Still, they require the... Read more

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2026-03-26T07:03:07-04:00

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The Foundations of Re-Enchantment

Last updated on: March 26, 2026 at 7:03 am By Philip Jenkins

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I recently came across a book that resonated with so many of my interests! This was The Foundations of Re-Enchantment: Freemasonry, Theosophy, and the Occult Revival, by Christopher Coome. Those Masonic and Theosophical themes have been of interest to me for a great many years, but especially right now with my work on America in the 1890s. See my last post here! Important stuff, with an endlessly fascinating roster of characters. Chris kindly agreed to write this guest post for... Read more

2026-03-23T00:05:57-04:00

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Preserving the Past

Last updated on: March 23, 2026 at 12:05 am By Joey Cochran

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I love working with primary sources. I love collecting primary sources. On my current book project, Our God Is an Awesome Brand (Brazos, 2027), I have had the pleasure of collecting and preserving a handful of books (some pictured below). When I first started collecting antiquarian sources, I didn’t really know a whole lot about what I was getting into. Fortunately, one of my mentors, Ken Minkema, took a half-hour to chat with me about talking, meeting with, and purchasing... Read more

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2026-03-20T17:36:53-04:00

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Why Doing History in Seminaries (and Everywhere) is Hard

Last updated on: March 20, 2026 at 5:36 pm By Jacob Randolph

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“I sat in my car and cried for ten minutes before driving home.” That’s what a student in my class said while recounting their time at the Baptist church down the road from her house. They’d attended a worship service as part of an assignment for my class. Students were meant to observe a Christian worship setting in a tradition unfamiliar to them. Most of my students are from mainline traditions, so many of them ended up attending Catholic masses,... Read more

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2026-03-18T08:39:51-04:00

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The Laboratories of American Religion

Last updated on: March 18, 2026 at 8:39 am By Philip Jenkins

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In 1932, Louis Brandeis offered a brilliant justification for American federalism when he remarked that the states are the “laboratories of democracy.” The states can try things out, and if they work, they are adopted on the national stage, and they become so obvious and commonplace that people forget they ever originated at regional level. If they don’t work, not much is lost. I want to offer an analogy, that I coined back in 2000 in my book Mystics and... Read more

2026-03-18T16:54:26-04:00

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Epic Fury in the End-Times: Exploring Pentecostal War Ethics

Last updated on: March 18, 2026 at 4:54 pm By Alex Mayfield

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Since its inception, the ongoing Iran conflict has been awash in religious rhetoric. Secretary of War Hegseth recently closed a press conference by quoting Psalm 144, “Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle,” and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation reported that over 200 service members submitted complaints about the overt religious rhetoric being used by superiors. One officer recalled that he was told that “ President Trump has been anointed... Read more

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2026-03-16T10:19:10-04:00

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Mothers of the Church: Syncletica of Alexandria

Last updated on: March 16, 2026 at 10:19 am By Adam Renberg

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Amidst writing this post, I had to take a break to sweep and mop the floors of my home. A simple and easy task, really, but one that seemed to take away from the important work of reading and writing—an interruption that our modern culture tells us we should resent or avoid. Our world, accordingly, is becoming increasingly effective at removing the ‘menial’ for the sake of the ‘important’: we have ‘smart’ vacuums to clean the floors for us, dishwashers... Read more

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2026-03-13T14:14:14-04:00

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Despositio Alleluia – Burying the Alleluia for Lent

Last updated on: March 13, 2026 at 2:14 pm By Verónica A. Gutiérrez

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The solemn procession began late one February evening. The soft tones of Gregorian chant guided the faithful down a long, darkened hallway as outside, the wind howled and the rain slanted against the windows. The young boy leading the procession carried a carefully-folded banner in his arms, his posture erect as befitted the ritual. Turning left, he stepped into a dimly lit room, against whose large glass window the rain pelted and the wind moaned to be let in. Sliding... Read more

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2026-03-12T15:41:31-04:00

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Science, Superstition, and Standard Bearers

Last updated on: March 12, 2026 at 3:41 pm By Philip Jenkins

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I have written in the past about how invaluable cartoons and caricatures can be for historical sources, and as teaching materials. In my current project, on 1890s America, I have been using one example that could almost spin out into a book in its own right, if explicated properly, or it could just as well supply the draft for a decent course on the history of religion. It is so rich. My post also presents a plea for help in... Read more

2026-03-11T01:08:51-04:00

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God is in the midst of her

Last updated on: March 11, 2026 at 1:08 am By Michael Jimenez

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God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. Psalms 46:5 In one of the first episodes of the show Park & Recreation, the earnest Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler) describes the joys of the annual park Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, while many children search for the eggs in the background. Unfortunately, for Leslie and the kids, her assistant... Read more

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