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September 2022

September 29, 2022
I am thinking of founding a Museum of Religiously Incorrect Art. We presently live in...
September 28, 2022
This semester I am teaching one of my favorite courses: "Women, Gender, and Sex in...
September 27, 2022
Fifty percent of all people in the United States who attend church at least once...
September 26, 2022
September marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a welcome opportunity to discuss new...
September 23, 2022
Yesterday was the 116-year anniversary of the Atlanta “Race Riot”. I put “race riot” in...
September 22, 2022
“Christianity projected to lose majority status among Americans by 2070, Pew model projects.” That is...
September 21, 2022
The first volley in Ron Sider's battle against right-wing evangelicalism
September 20, 2022
Full title for this post (after an enlightening conversation with Hannah Anderson @sometimesalight)--Because the Experiences...
September 19, 2022
I have been thinking a lot about Jair Bolsonaro, the "Trump of the Tropics," president...
September 18, 2022
Our new regular contributor, Dr. João Chaves, releases his first post tomorrow. Having had a...
September 16, 2022
Last night, Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), stepped out onto the balcony of...
September 15, 2022
Christians who delve into the Quran will be surprised how many old friends they find...
September 14, 2022
Every morning, grasping for dear life that first crucial cup of coffee of the day...
September 13, 2022
Today we welcome Dr. Thomas Carlson to the Anxious Bench. Dr. Carlson is Associate Professor of...
September 12, 2022
The Old Testament commands the Israelites not just to fight and defeat other peoples such...
September 09, 2022
It keeps cropping up in my classes. Perhaps we’re studying about reported Aztec visions of...
September 08, 2022
There is an odd but very useful source on early Christianity that even now remains...
September 07, 2022
I will never say that progress is being made. If you stick a knife in...
September 06, 2022
Did you know that the central aspect of patriarchy isn’t female subjugation? Some of you...
September 05, 2022
Hello all! It's a great privilege to be in the lineup here at the Anxious...
September 03, 2022
I have known about Ansley Quiros ever since I read her insightful Washington Post op-eds...
September 01, 2022
We often hear the word “genocide” today, and it unquestionably describes a vital concept. The...

August 2022

August 31, 2022
Today we welcome Daniel Montañez to the Anxious Bench. Montañez is an adjunct instructor of Christian...
August 30, 2022
Today we welcome Allie Roberts as a guest contributor to the Anxious Bench. Roberts is...
August 29, 2022
Today we welcome a guest contribution from Patrick Leech to the Anxious Bench. Patrick Leech...
August 29, 2022
Jews and Christians have long wrestled with the Bible passages that command the annihilation of...
August 26, 2022
“Tell me, daddy. What is the use of history?” (Bloch, 3). This is the opening...
August 25, 2022
I have been posting about the Bible’s genocidal texts, which have most recently been discussed...
August 24, 2022
Today's guest post is by Cara Hoekstra. Cara is a recent graduate of Baylor University,...
August 23, 2022
The Gospel Coalition’s article earlier this month critiquing Randall Balmer’s claim to have discovered the...
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