Featured Archives - Page 2 of 3

American Religion Articles & Essays Featured

A Tale of Two Mennonite Pastors: Siblings, Gender, and How to Disagree

Today we welcome Regina Wenger to the Anxious Bench. Regina is a doctoral student in the Baylor History department, currently studying with Barry Hankins and Elesha Coffman. This post was born in her seminar paper for my graduate course, and I asked her to share…

Beth Allison BarrDecember 12, 2018

Academia Featured Higher Education

How To Get Into A History PhD Program

Current and former Baylor History and Religion Graduate Students (and two Baylor History faculty) It is the most nerve-wracking time of the year. PhD hopefuls have uploaded finely-honed applications to their top choice doctoral programs and clicked submit. Now the waiting game begins. By mid-January…

Beth Allison BarrNovember 28, 2018

Academia Featured Higher Education

Surviving the Academic Job Market Part 2: Interviewing Well

I have served on academic faculty since 2003. I have participated in a LOT of job searches–believe you me. I have watched candidates perform exceptionally well during interviews, and I have watched candidates fall flat on their faces. For example, the teaching demonstration that included…

Beth Allison BarrSeptember 18, 2018

Academia Featured Higher Education Podcast & Radio Interviews

Surviving the Academic Job Market: Two Baylor History Success Stories

It is difficult to achieve a full-time faculty appointment in History. A 2017 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education ran with the straightforward title: History Jobs Flat: Teaching jobs for historians are down, but data suggest their opportunities outside the professoriate are on the…

Beth Allison BarrSeptember 5, 2018

American Religion Baptist History Contemporary Connections Evangelicalism Featured

Scamming for God? The Tale of (Another) Huckster Preacher Kirbyjon Caldwell

Today I am pleased to welcome Jonathan Root to The Anxious Bench. Jonathan Root is currently a postdoctoral teaching fellow at the University of Missouri. He received his PhD in history in spring 2016 at Mizzou. His dissertation is a history of the relationship between…

Beth Allison BarrApril 18, 2018

#ChurchToo #MeToo Activism American Religion Articles & Essays Christian Patriarchy Contemporary Connections Evangelicalism Featured

Jessica Hahn and Evangelical Silence on Sexual Abuse

We are so pleased to welcome back John Wigger to the Anxious Bench. John Wigger is Professor of History at the University of Missouri and author of PTL: The Rise and Fall of the Evangelical Empire of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. #MeToo #ChurchToo In…

Beth Allison BarrJanuary 16, 2018

Contemporary Connections Featured Medieval History

Medieval Christmas Tradition Behind Sausage Roll Jesus Controversy

Greggs, the largest UK bakery chain, recently sparked outrage among Christians. It created a Nativity scene to help promote its 2017 Advent Calendar. In one of the publicity shots, three (very white) wise men dressed in elaborate robes kneel by a straw-filled manger. But instead…

Beth Allison BarrDecember 13, 2017

Academia Featured Higher Education Professional Development

Top Ten DON’TS for Conference Presentations

I both love and hate conferences. I love them because of the free-flowing ideas and high energy. I love them because of the networking opportunities. I love them because they force me to finish critical pieces of my own research projects. Conferences are exciting, intellectually…

Beth Allison BarrNovember 1, 2017

Featured Local History Texas History

The Death and Historical Afterlife of a World War II Soldier

Last Friday, 29 September 2017, we lost another World War II veteran.Out of the more than 16 million men and women who served in the American armed forces during World War II, less than 600,000 survive in 2017. More than 300 die every day. As…

Beth Allison BarrOctober 4, 2017

Academia Featured Higher Education

The Value of Failure in Graduate School

This is from my Anxious Bench archives. I currently am teaching in London and gathering more material for future posts! You can look forward to a guest blogger (I think you will love his forthcoming book) on July 26, and I will return to my…

Beth Allison BarrJuly 12, 2017

Featured

A Tale of Two Mennonite Pastors: Siblings, Gender, and How to Disagree

How To Get Into A History PhD Program

Surviving the Academic Job Market Part 2: Interviewing Well

Surviving the Academic Job Market: Two Baylor History Success Stories

Scamming for God? The Tale of (Another) Huckster Preacher Kirbyjon Caldwell

Jessica Hahn and Evangelical Silence on Sexual Abuse

Medieval Christmas Tradition Behind Sausage Roll Jesus Controversy

Top Ten DON’TS for Conference Presentations

The Death and Historical Afterlife of a World War II Soldier

The Value of Failure in Graduate School

Popular Posts

Recent Posts