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April 25, 2024
Using Radio to Research American History
Much of my work through the years has involved using popular culture as a vehicle...
April 24, 2024
United Methodist General Conference Redux: 2020 vs. 2024
I read with interest fellow Anxious Bencher Jacob Randolph's excellent recent post on the issues...
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...
April 22, 2024
The Johnson-Reed Act and American Religious History
This year marks one hundred years since the passage of the Immigration Act of...
April 21, 2024
Taylor Swift, Tortured Poets Department and Exegesis
I think Taylor Swift, J. J. Abrams, and pre-critical exegesis share something in common. They...
April 20, 2024
United Methodist General Conference 2024: What to Look For
Two of the largest Protestant denominations in the US are holding international meetings in April
April 18, 2024
The Historical Mythology of Clergy Sexual Abuse
Through the years, I have been much engaged studying the topic of sexual abuse by...
April 17, 2024
History and Alternatives: An Interview with Francis Spufford
A few notes before jumping into this interview, which I am delighted to present to...
April 16, 2024
Sola Scriptura? On Paratexts and Devotional Practice
I have several Bibles on my shelf—some in ancient languages, some translations that I use...
April 15, 2024
Once more into the Fray: Texas Megachurch Visit
Hi! I am a cultural sociologist on a tour of Texas Megachurches. Check out my...
April 12, 2024
Drama in Nahua Mexico: 3 Rulers Visit Altepetl of Bethlehem
Los Reyes Magos, ca. 1875-1900, carved and painted wood with metal and string. Smithsonian American...
April 11, 2024
And the Rest of the Bible…
Britain during the 1960s and 1970s suffered from a Prime Minister named Harold Wilson. Once,...
April 10, 2024
Lewis, Barth and U.S. Christian Learning: The Reception
"I distrust folks who have ugly things to say about Karl Barth. I like old...
April 09, 2024
Is It Time To Rebrand Brand Evangelicals?
The emergence of mid-twentieth century evangelicalism, often referred to as “New Evangelicalism” or “Neo-Evangelicalism,” created...
April 08, 2024
Speaking the Unspeakable
A month ago on this site, in “The Crisis of the Evangelical Heart” Joey Cochran...
April 05, 2024
Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical?
This is a click-bait question, but over the last few weeks it is one that...
April 04, 2024
Rudyard Kipling, Neil Gaiman, and A Perfect Story for Easter
I have a literary dilemma. I want to rave about a piece of writing –...
April 02, 2024
Authorized Bibles and Political Figures, 1611 and Now
If you’ve been following the news this past week, you’ve likely seen something about the...
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March 29, 2024
Woodrow Wilson’s Christianity and Ours
by Janine Giordano Drake When Woodrow Wilson ran for president in 1912, he called himself...
March 28, 2024
The Mocking of Carabas, and of Christ
A passage in the Alexandrian writer Philo casts a curious light on Christian origins, and...
March 27, 2024
Nonviolence and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
A couple weeks ago I saw the classic 1962 Western The Man Who Shot Liberty...
March 26, 2024
The Lost Social Justice Ethic of the Temperance Movement
When even the most conservative of American evangelicals started drinking alcohol, they lost their movement’s...
March 25, 2024
Missionary Diplomacy: An Interview with Emily Conroy-Krutz
When I was doing the research for my book about Hmong refugee resettlement in the...
March 21, 2024
The Stone Which The Builders Rejected
This coming weekend we celebrate Palm Sunday, the dramatic events that mark the beginning of...
March 20, 2024
Family History, Pretendians, and the Politics of Recognition
“You should always be proud of being an Indian. But never tell anyone.” This was...
March 19, 2024
Mothers of the Church: Pulcheria
The Council of Chalcedon is famously the standard of Christological orthodoxy. The definition put forth...
March 18, 2024
Megachurch Pastor Performs The Gettysburg Address
Hi! I am a cultural sociologist on a tour of Texas Megachurches. Check out my...
March 17, 2024
Undiscerned Retrieval: Ockenga and Protestant History
Evangelicals in the States like to have the Reformers and Puritans on their side. However,...
March 15, 2024
Open-Air Worship: Outdoor Chapels for New World Nahuas
During Covid, when churches across the country moved their services outside, some might have considered...
March 14, 2024
How to Forge a Bogus Secret Gospel
The new issue of the Atlantic has a fine piece on a topic that has...
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