The Pietist Schoolman

The ten most popular posts in the last month here at The Pietist Schoolman:

1. Tolkien, Lewis, and the Memory of War
2. What If?
3. Social Class at Christian Colleges (part 1)
4. Final Thoughts on Social Class and Christian Colleges
5. Which Country (and Continent) Dominates Each Olympic Sport?
6. Social Class at Christian Colleges (part 2)
7. The Best History (and Religion) Books of 2012?
8. The Best National Anthems: Introduction
9. “All have sinned”: The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
10. Abolition as Grace

Then, in honor of the 11th and 12th members — and, now that we have to include Maryland and Rutgers, 13th and 14th members — of the Big “Ten” athletic conference, four more recent posts that I especially enjoyed writing but didn’t quite make the cut:

• Ordinary Men: Empathy and Judgment in the History of the Holocaust
• This Day in History: The Gettysburg Address
• Text in Context: Readings for Our World War I Travel Course
• Prayer and Social Concern: Paul Rees and the Chicago Declaration