Because We Have Made God Too Small: A Baylor Professor’s Apology to Kaitlin Curtice
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Because We Have Made God Too Small: A Baylor Professor’s Apology to Kaitlin Curtice

ByBeth Allison Barr

The chair scraped next to me. It was 2:30 on Friday afternoon—time for our scheduled break. For three years I have been writing every Friday afternoon with a group of faculty women, blocking our calendars and ignoring emails. For three years I break with them for 15 minutes, pulling our chairs into a small circle….

Because Global Christian History Disrupts Christian Patriarchy Too–Evidence from Medieval Ethiopia
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Because Global Christian History Disrupts Christian Patriarchy Too–Evidence from Medieval Ethiopia

ByBeth Allison Barr

Today I am pleased to welcome Anna Wells to the Anxious Bench. Anna is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Religion department at Baylor University working with Dr. Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi. Her research focuses on the way culture influences the development of Christianity and looks specifically at female hagiographies from medieval Europe and Ethiopia through a…

The Weight of Words–Medieval Jangling to Modern Tweeting
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The Weight of Words–Medieval Jangling to Modern Tweeting

ByBeth Allison Barr

I am so pleased to welcome back Lynneth Miller Renberg. Lynneth is an assistant professor of history at Anderson University in Anderson, SC. She teaches a range of courses, including classes on medieval Europe, Europe in the Reformation, and the history of women in the church. She is currently working on a monograph on dance,…

How Evangelicals Forgot Women’s History
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How Evangelicals Forgot Women’s History

ByBeth Allison Barr

A country church burned to the ground last week. Flames billowed over its wooden spires in a scene reminiscent of Notre Dame. But while stone defended the Parisian cathedral, the timber walls of the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, Texas, didn’t stand a chance. Winds blustered that morning, fanning the fire and ensuring total…

The Patron Saint of Bachelorettes
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The Patron Saint of Bachelorettes

ByBeth Allison Barr

I am so happy to have a post today from one of my favorite graduate students. Taylor Sims is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Michigan, specializing in late medieval and early modern European and women’s history. She holds an MA in History from Baylor University and is writing a dissertation on…