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God’s Christmas Gift To Women

It was Christmas, 1388, in Shrewsbury, a bustling market town far in the west of England. Winter frosted white the new timbers of the Bear Steps Hall, sparkling on the new glaze of the abbey’s west window, making even the centuries-old streets look new and…

Beth Allison BarrDecember 25, 2019

Articles & Essays Christian Patriarchy Featured Global History Women's History

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

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…

Beth Allison BarrNovember 27, 2019

Articles & Essays Contemporary Connections Featured Medieval History Women's History

The Weight of Words–Medieval Jangling to Modern Tweeting

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…

Beth Allison BarrSeptember 4, 2019

Articles & Essays Evangelicalism Featured

Presbyterians, Politics, And American Society: A Conversation With Historians In The PCA

Today we welcome Otis W. Pickett and his colleague Brian Franklin as they share their thoughts on a history panel held at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. Otis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at…

Beth Allison BarrAugust 8, 2019

Contemporary Connections Featured Medieval History Women's History

The Patron Saint of Bachelorettes

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…

Beth Allison BarrJuly 10, 2019

Articles & Essays Contemporary Connections Evangelicalism Featured Global History

South to North: More Things Southern Baptists Can Learn From Canadian Baptists

I am so pleased to welcome Dr. Melody Maxwell to the Anxious Bench today. Melody’s post today will add to our growing conversation on the Anxious Bench about how evangelicalism, at least in some ways, has evolved differently in Canada–first Chris Gehrz’s post on Hockey…

Beth Allison BarrJune 23, 2019

American Religion Articles & Essays Featured Women's History

Welcome To Our New Blogger, Dr. Andrea Turpin!

Andrea Turpin – Baylor University I am so pleased to introduce you to my Baylor colleague, Dr. Andrea Turpin. Andrea has been my women’s history counterpart at Baylor since 2011. She teaches the American Women’s history courses while I have been teaching the European Women’s…

Beth Allison BarrJune 11, 2019

American Religion Articles & Essays Contemporary Connections Evangelicalism Featured

A Response to “#Woke Evangelical Timeline”

Today we are so pleased to welcome Otis Pickett, an Assistant Professor of History at Mississippi College, to the Anxious Bench. Otis is also co-founder of the Prison to College Pipeline program. I recently came across a piece on Patheos by D.G. Hart entitled “#Woke…

Beth Allison BarrMay 25, 2019

Articles & Essays Contemporary Connections Featured Global History Medieval History

Resurrection Hope For Notre Dame

“a fire burnt the whole parish of St. Alkmund’s starting at daybreak on the eve of Pentecost….anno. 1312.” I was in a meeting with my fellow graduate deans when I first saw the pictures. My colleague just handed me his phone. He said something, but…

Beth Allison BarrApril 16, 2019

American Religion Articles & Essays Contemporary Connections Evangelicalism Featured

Christians Must Face The Reality Of Rape Culture

I am so pleased to welcome guest blogger Leslie Hahner, PhD, to The Anxious Bench today. Leslie is a brilliant thinker, writer, and professor. I know this because we have been in an interdisciplinary writing group together since 2011. She has two recently published books,…

Beth Allison BarrJanuary 23, 2019

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