As I wrap up my second decade as a college professor, it’s hard to believe that my first decade in that job included almost no writing. In 2021 I not only kept blogging at The Pietist Schoolman and The Anxious Bench, but did more of that writing than usual for the blog of our newly-merged … More 2021: That Was The Year That Was
I don’t much like that I’m old enough that I can discern decade-long segments in my career… but it is worth noting that it was ten years ago yesterday that I published my first post at The Pietist Schoolman! Since then, I’ve written another 2,200 posts here — plus 250-some at The Anxious Bench, where I … More Ten (and Five) Years of Blogging
Whatever else can be said of 2020, it’s been a busy twelve months for me as a writer. On top of publishing one book this year and writing a second, I wrote something like 225 blog posts: about two-thirds of them here, a couple dozen at our department blog, and the rest at The Anxious … More 2020: That Was The Year That Was
In place of my usual weekend links wrap, this final Saturday in 2019 I’ll just reveal what was most popular in a busy year: blog posts (here and at The Anxious Bench), podcast episodes, and links I share in That Was The Week That Was. Thanks for reading, listening, and clicking, and have a Happy … More 2019: That Was The Year That Was
As I look back over the last year — not just here at Pietist Schoolman, but in my posts at The Anxious Bench, various talks and sermons, and other projects — three themes clearly stand out: The Pietist Option in Practice In some ways, it felt like publishing my book with Mark Pattie last October would conclude … More 2018: That Was The Year That Was
It’s been an unusual year here at The Pietist Schoolman, where I did less posting in 2017 than ever before. In part that’s because I wrote more at other platforms, including my first articles for Christianity Today, Christian History Magazine, and my denominational magazine and a column on the Resurrection in the current issue of Pietisten. I also published more … More 2017: That Was The Year That Was
As usual, I took a lot of time off from blogging in August. So I’ll present a Big Five rather than Big Ten list of especially popular posts: How You Can Help Minnehaha Academy How History Is Actually Erased On Charlottesville: “This Is Not My Country” The Pietist Option Is Not a Quick Fix How Historians … More The Big Five
I was too busy with church and family things to pay attention, but it finally struck me that last month marked two blogging anniversaries for me: six years since I launched The Pietist Schoolman, and one year since I joined The Anxious Bench as blogmeister and Tuesday contributor. I’m noodling on a separate post about how I’m rethinking my … More Six Years of Blogging
Presenting the top ten posts of May 2017 at The Pietist Schoolman: Two Problems with Mike Pence’s Naval Academy Address The Spread of Technology since 1900 The Loneliness (and Solitude) of a Christian Historian A Day in the Life of a Christian College Professor The Lecture Lives. I Would Know—I’m a Professor. Which Country (and Continent) Dominates … More The Big Ten
Presenting the top ten posts of March at The Pietist Schoolman: “Pietism is the way the pastor does things”: Glen Wiberg (1925-2017) A Friendly Critique of the “Confessing Faculty” Statement (Ray VanArragon) Confessing Faculty: Why I Signed (and Why I Hesitated) The Spread of Technology Since 1900 “Plotting the Resurrection”: Final Thoughts on Glen Wiberg That Was The … More The Big Ten
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