The Religious History of Sherlock Holmes
Chris considers the religious history of Sherlock Holmes on the birthday of his creator.
View Article100 Years After The Great War: “The Sheep That Were Not Fed”
On this 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Chris reflects on the experience of army chaplains... and how Christian churches may have missed a chance for religious revival in 1914-1918.
View ArticleThe Great War’s Christmas Memorial
Why Chris' favorite World War I memorial is the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols held every Christmas Eve at King's College, Cambridge.
View ArticleThe Gender Difference Argument for Women’s Theological Education
Last week I finally got around to listening to a podcast episode I had saved sometime in the past year. Obviously, I’m not a huge podcast devotee. But it was totally worth the wait. This podcast...
View ArticleA Historian’s Spiritual Reading List
I have a cookie every night before bed. I’m not sure whether this is physically healthy, but it’s definitely good for my soul. This is in large part because the cookie accompanies a book. As I wind...
View ArticleWhat I Learned From Southern Baptist Women’s Ministries
I spent last week researching in the Southern Baptist Convention archives, located within the denomination’s headquarters in downtown Nashville, TN. It was a bit surreal because I had been blogging...
View ArticleWhy I Love Advent
I love Advent. It is the season in the church calendar that I have observed the longest, which is to say for many years before I joined a liturgical church. For the unfamiliar, the weeks starting four...
View Article(Two) Year in Review: Women, Baptists, and Science, Oh My!
Inspired by Chris’s excellent annual overviews of the themes in our blogging, I decided to look back over my own posts. I have been privileged to be a part of this merry band of bloggers since Summer...
View ArticleThe Feminist-Not-Quite-Feminist
Today’s guest post is by Christina J. Lambert. She is a doctoral student in English literature at Baylor University, studying the poetry and fiction of literary modernism. Her writing gives attention...
View ArticleHow the English Reformation was Named: Historiography as Political Mythology...
It is a new year and a wonderful time to welcome a new guest contributor to the Anxious Bench to tell us about his new book. Today’s post is by Benjamin Guyer, who is currently a lecturer in the...
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