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February 19, 2019
Galileo and the Harmony of Faith and Science
In the 17th century, Galileo argued that faith and science answered different questions using different...
February 18, 2019
The Forgotten Temple
I have written a lot through the years about Christian origins and their Jewish background,...
February 15, 2019
Christians, Immigrants, and the Border
I have strong prejudices concerning matters of immigration. I am an immigrant to the US,...
February 14, 2019
The University of Iowa versus Evangelicalism
Over the past two decades, many public and quasi-private institutions of higher education have stripped...
February 13, 2019
Yun Ch’iho Meets Jim Crow
How a Korean Christian's encounter with racial segregation soured him on America
February 12, 2019
The History of Moral Re-Armament
Meet Frank Buchman, whose Moral Re-Armament movement was endorsed by political and economic leaders, even...
February 11, 2019
Karma Quandary
Soon the Dalai Lama will mark his 60th year of exile from China. If you...
February 10, 2019
The SBC Report and the Importance of Journalism
Horrifying as this morning's report about sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches is, Chris argues...
February 08, 2019
Remember Lord Dunmore!
Unless you have been living in a cave, you will undoubtedly have noted the furious...
February 07, 2019
Rethinking Religious Nones: The Case of Chinese Americans
It’s Lunar New Year this week, and across the country, Chinese Americans are ushering in...
February 06, 2019
Disrupting Christian Patriarchy: Isn’t It About Time?
In July 1934, the deacons met at First Baptist Church Elm Mott, a Southern Baptist...
February 05, 2019
5 Books to Read for Black History Month
Chris shares five books on black history that he's hoping to read this month.
February 04, 2019
Should the Fact of Slave-holding Ruin Historical Reputations?
Last time, I discussed the dilemma of how we commemorate early leaders who bought or...
February 01, 2019
Slavery, History, and Relativism
Recently, John Turner contributed an important post concerning John Myles, one of the founders of...
January 2019
January 31, 2019
Bryan Caplan’s Case against Education
In an era in which politicians like Bernie Sanders talk about making college "free," Bryan...
January 30, 2019
The National Prayer Breakfast and Evangelical Prophetic Witness
On February 1, 1973, Senator Mark Hatfield (R) of Oregon delivered a stinging address at...
January 29, 2019
Why Evangelicals Should Read Anabaptist Revisions
Why evangelical readers should follow a new Patheos blog from a pastor-scholar with ample experience...
January 28, 2019
It’s Cold Outside
But we expect it to be—don’t we? What is the big deal about winter if...
January 25, 2019
The American Dictator and the Lone Ranger
Last year's terror attack in Pittsburgh highlighted the often-ignored US tradition of violent anti-Semitism. Not...
January 24, 2019
The Sins of Early Evangelicalism
Today Peter Choi, author of the new book George Whitefield: Evangelist for God and Empire...
January 23, 2019
Christians Must Face The Reality Of Rape Culture
I am so pleased to welcome guest blogger Leslie Hahner, PhD, to The Anxious Bench...
January 22, 2019
A Brief History of the Time Machine
The time machine is a staple of science fiction... but do some machines actually help...
January 21, 2019
Faith, Fertility, and the Remaking of Islam
I am using a map to illustrate some long term megatrends in the history of...
January 18, 2019
Which Western Civilization?
The world of Classics is currently facing intense debates over race and racism, and the...
January 17, 2019
John Myles, the early New England Baptists, and Liberty
John Myles (sometimes written Miles) was among the most important Baptist ministers in seventeenth-century New...
January 16, 2019
“Joe Brown, Joe Brown, He’s a Mean White Man”: Southern Baptist Seminary and the Convict-Lease System
An evangelical seminary tries to reckon with its history of white supremacy
January 15, 2019
12 Books by Women You Should Read This Year
An Anxious Bench book club: 12 books by - and mostly about - women that...
January 11, 2019
Remembering Gary Knoppers (1956-2018)
This past Christmas season was darkened by the loss of a great friend who was...
January 10, 2019
Marie Kondo: Magical Asian Sage for Our Untidy Times
The families, homes, and clutter habits featured on the Netflix reality show Tidying Up with...
January 09, 2019
What Will Evangelicals Say to Jesus?
"White Jesus has blood on him." Angela Tarango, Associate Professor of Religion at Trinity University,...
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