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January 2022

January 07, 2022
Over the next few columns, I am going to be talking about a large topic,...
January 06, 2022
Today we're honored to welcome to the Bench Jehu J. Hanciles, D.W. & Ruth Brooks...
January 05, 2022
Inspired by Chris’s excellent annual overviews of the themes in our blogging, I decided to...
January 04, 2022
“Why should we read — and write — biographies?” It seemed like a good question...
January 03, 2022
Across much of Africa, we encounter the familiar figure of the Nganga, a word that...

December 2021

December 31, 2021
A beautifully decorated tree forms the center-piece of the snow-dusted city square, festive lights are...
December 30, 2021
As I look over our thirty most-read posts in 2021, I’m reminded of the trademark...
December 29, 2021
Recently, I commented on the important new book The Dawn of Everything, by David Graeber...
December 28, 2021
Chris recommends some of his favorite short reads from 2021, touching on everything from fast...
December 27, 2021
Something new happened on Christmas Eve in French Guiana: the launch of the James Webb...
December 24, 2021
As any Bible reader knows, the infant Jesus was visited by Magi, who brought gold,...
December 23, 2021
Chris explains the history of a war memorial that's "both more ephemeral and more enduring...
December 22, 2021
Today we welcome Katie Heatherly to The Anxious Bench. Katie is a first year student...
December 21, 2021
Chris explains why It's a Wonderful Life is both his favorite Christmas movie... and yet...
December 20, 2021
'Tis the year's midnight, which is an excellent time to discuss themes of decline, contraction,...
December 17, 2021
I have been reading the sizable new book The Dawn of Everything, by David Graeber...
December 16, 2021
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade next June – which is a likely...
December 15, 2021
The third and final part of David's series on evangelicals, immigration, and the 2020 Census
December 14, 2021
In a figurative sense, I stand by gravesides most of the time I teach, write,...
December 13, 2021
The dazzling lights and the decadent feasts all delight me, but the Christmas tradition that...
December 10, 2021
“What are you laughing so much about?” asked my wife in puzzlement. “I’m reading Thomas...
December 09, 2021
Chris pays tribute to his friend and mentor, Kevin Cragg (1945-2021), who taught ancient history...
December 08, 2021
I love Advent. It is the season in the church calendar that I have observed...
December 07, 2021
Joel Lawrence, executive director of the Center for Pastor Theologians, talks to us about reconstructing...
December 06, 2021
Last time I wrote about the amazing ecstatic behavior of followers of a radical Catholic...
December 03, 2021
This blog concerns a complaint I often have when I read Christian history, which in...
December 02, 2021
Guest blogger Angela Tarango shares some of her research on the material culture of Tejano...
December 01, 2021
In 164 BCE, the Maccabees, the Jewish priestly family that would go on to found the...

November 2021

November 30, 2021
This blog serves a number of purposes. It helps Christians think more deeply about the...
November 29, 2021
While religious Americans might have exaggerated the “godlessness” of communism during the Cold War, they...
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