George Whitefield, Confessional Protestant Whipping Boy
Over at the Old Life website, our friend D.G. Hart has a piece, “Between Whitefield and the Vatican,” which argues that George Whitefield (the greatest evangelist of the eighteenth century, and the...
View ArticleEvangelicalism and Ecclesiology: ETS 2014
Today through Friday, I am in San Diego, CA, attending the 66th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). The theme this year is “ecclesiology” and there are several good sessions...
View ArticleHow Donald Trump Is Prompting a Debate about the Practice of History
Should historians be taking sides in the 2016 election? Does our discipline give us any special insight into a candidacy like Donald Trump's?The post How Donald Trump Is Prompting a Debate about the...
View ArticleWhy I Wish More Scholars Would “Think in Public”
Why should scholars take the time to blog or podcast, knowing that they're likely to reach only small audiences? Can such public engagement actually enhance teaching and scholarship?
View ArticleA 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...
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