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February 2019

February 04, 2019
Last time, I discussed the dilemma of how we commemorate early leaders who bought or...
February 01, 2019
Recently, John Turner contributed an important post concerning John Myles, one of the founders of...

January 2019

January 31, 2019
In an era in which politicians like Bernie Sanders talk about making college "free," Bryan...
January 30, 2019
On February 1, 1973, Senator Mark Hatfield (R) of Oregon delivered a stinging address at...
January 29, 2019
Why evangelical readers should follow a new Patheos blog from a pastor-scholar with ample experience...
January 28, 2019
But we expect it to be—don’t we? What is the big deal about winter if...
January 25, 2019
Last year's terror attack in Pittsburgh highlighted the often-ignored US tradition of violent anti-Semitism. Not...
January 24, 2019
Today Peter Choi, author of the new book George Whitefield: Evangelist for God and Empire...
January 23, 2019
I am so pleased to welcome guest blogger Leslie Hahner, PhD, to The Anxious Bench...
January 22, 2019
The time machine is a staple of science fiction... but do some machines actually help...
January 21, 2019
I am using a map to illustrate some long term megatrends in the history of...
January 18, 2019
The world of Classics is currently facing intense debates over race and racism, and the...
January 17, 2019
John Myles (sometimes written Miles) was among the most important Baptist ministers in seventeenth-century New...
January 16, 2019
An evangelical seminary tries to reckon with its history of white supremacy
January 15, 2019
An Anxious Bench book club: 12 books by - and mostly about - women that...
January 11, 2019
This past Christmas season was darkened by the loss of a great friend who was...
January 10, 2019
The families, homes, and clutter habits featured on the Netflix reality show Tidying Up with...
January 09, 2019
"White Jesus has blood on him." Angela Tarango, Associate Professor of Religion at Trinity University,...
January 08, 2019
Thanks to Jared Burkholder for writing this morning's guest post on the history of evangelical...
January 07, 2019
Recently, a couple of semi-humorous stories made me think about a far graver set of...
January 04, 2019
Alfonso Cuarón’s film Roma has been universally praised as a major work of cinema, a...
January 03, 2019
Mitt Romney has done more than just about anyone else (save my Doktorvater) for my...
January 02, 2019
Why I'm not ready to leave behind real books in real library
January 01, 2019
Greetings from London, England, where I've just arrived to start Bethel University's World War I...

December 2018

December 31, 2018
Who doesn’t long for an integrated life?  A life that holds together the varied offices,...
December 28, 2018
The Atlantic just published a potentially important piece called “The Genetic Legacy of the Spanish...
December 27, 2018
Reviewing our most popular posts of 2018, Chris found one topic popping up again and...
December 26, 2018
I love nativities. Every Thanksgiving my mother gives me a new nativity set to display....
December 25, 2018
“In a culture dominated by sharp opinions, admitting uncertainty comes at a cost.” So concludes...
December 24, 2018
Why Chris' favorite World War I memorial is the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols...
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