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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 BarrMarch 10, 2020

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Why I am Speaking Out for Evangelical Women

The same afternoon Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court, one of my friends sent me a link to a devotional series for married couples from Desiring God. My heart just sank. This is how it was tweeted on October 5, 2018: “She submits. He…

Beth Allison BarrMarch 10, 2020

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Disrupting Evangelical Biblical Womanhood

I want to tell you two stories. The first one is really disturbing, so prepare yourself. Once upon a time there was a middle-class American family. The dad lost his job and couldn’t get a new one. So the mom had to go to work…

Beth Allison BarrMarch 10, 2020

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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 BarrMarch 10, 2020

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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 BarrMarch 10, 2020

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Disrupting Our Nativity: Two Medieval Differences

I love nativities. Every Thanksgiving my mother gives me a new nativity set to display. She gets them from the local Fair Trade store, so we now have scenes crafted by artisans in Kenya, Indonesia, Haiti, Guatem ala, Vietnam, Peru, Nicagarua, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India,…

Beth Allison BarrMarch 10, 2020

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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 BarrMarch 10, 2020

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What Will Evangelicals Say to Jesus?

“White Jesus has blood on him.” Angela Tarango, Associate Professor of Religion at Trinity University, said this during the Conference on Faith and History’s 2019 panel for the American Historical Association meeting in Chicago last weekend. The panel (which I was so excited to have…

Beth Allison BarrMarch 10, 2020

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Disrupting Christian Patriarchy: Isn’t It About Time?

In July 1934, the deacons met at First Baptist Church Elm Mott, a Southern Baptist church near Waco, Texas. They voted unanimously to invite Mrs. Lewis Ball of Houston to come as their revival preacher. As the church minutes record (and as I have written…

Beth Allison BarrMarch 10, 2020

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Disrupting Christian Patriarchy: Russell Moore is Right (Sort Of)

My husband, however, is definitely right. He suggested I explain two things before I continue my series. First, I need to clarify patriarchy. Second, I need to talk about Paul. A recent social media conversation underscored the importance of doing this. After reading a posting…

Beth Allison BarrMarch 10, 2020

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Welcome To Our New Blogger, Dr. Andrea Turpin!

Why I am Speaking Out for Evangelical Women

Disrupting Evangelical Biblical Womanhood

How To Get Into A History PhD Program

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

Disrupting Our Nativity: Two Medieval Differences

Christians Must Face The Reality Of Rape Culture

What Will Evangelicals Say to Jesus?

Disrupting Christian Patriarchy: Isn’t It About Time?

Disrupting Christian Patriarchy: Russell Moore is Right (Sort Of)

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