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June 2020
June 05, 2020
The Anxious Bench focuses on the study of history, and particularly the history of religion...
June 04, 2020
They were rude, their words were crude. Occasionally, a few went nude. The Quakers reached...
June 03, 2020
What makes us think that this week’s version of white evangelical "racial reconciliation" will be...
June 02, 2020
Too often, writes guest blogger Sara Shady, "Christians want [Martin Luther] King’s words, but not...
June 01, 2020
Lately I have been re-reading Benedict Anderson’s classic, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origins and...
May 2020
May 29, 2020
A few days after another black Minnesotan, George Floyd, was killed by police, Chris considers...
May 29, 2020
This post offer a translation between British and American English, and suggests why you really...
May 28, 2020
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and in many ways, it has...
May 27, 2020
Today's guest post is by my friend and colleague Dr. Adina Kelley. Dr. Kelley earned...
May 26, 2020
Donald Trump's recent praise of the "good bloodlines" of Henry Ford got Chris thinking about...
May 25, 2020
The Book of Acts reports that on the day of Pentecost, the apostles were in...
May 22, 2020
Many Old Testament passages have posed difficulties to readers through the centuries. I am presently...
May 21, 2020
In the winter of 1676-1677, a “malignant” fever swept through New England communities. In the...
May 20, 2020
Evangelicalism can look a lot different across the Canadian border.
May 19, 2020
Chris offers a free commencement address to the Class of 2020.
May 18, 2020
In late seventeenth-century Boston a strange story was popular. As David D. Hall recounts it...
May 15, 2020
On Monday, I described Paul Matzko's important new book, The Radio Right: How a Band...
May 14, 2020
How should we talk about white evangelicals during the coronavirus pandemic? On the one hand,...
May 13, 2020
As our series of non-religious turning points in religious history continues into the 20th century,...
May 12, 2020
Time will tell if COVID-19 produces lasting changes in Christianity and other faiths, but religious...
May 11, 2020
An important new book explores the intersection between politics, religion, and media in modern US...
May 08, 2020
How do we remember World War II, on this 75th anniversary of V-E Day? If...
May 08, 2020
Here is a book that I look forward to reading but have not yet cracked...
May 07, 2020
“What became of the ten tribes of Israel,” asked former Mayflower passenger Edward Winslow, “when...
May 06, 2020
David interviews Lauren Turek on her new book about evangelicals and human rights
May 05, 2020
Do you want your kids to study history while they're home from school? Chris asked...
May 04, 2020
In the conclusion of a forthcoming book, The Faiths of Others: A History of Interreligious...
May 01, 2020
Most modern readers find it hard to identify with ancient or medieval saints’ lives, written...
April 2020
April 30, 2020
Earlier this month, Fr. Lawrence Lucas, author of Black Priest, White Church and a prominent...
April 29, 2020
For 9 years now, nearly every semester I have taught a survey course on the...
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