Thanks to some computer issues on Friday night and Saturday, I’ll just offer a shortened, belated set of links from a busy, sad last seven days. Here… • I’ve been describing Bethel at War, the digital history project that debuted this week, as “sneaky big” — Fletcher Warren and I started off with the idea that we’d write an … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • The situation in the CCCU came to a somewhat surprising conclusion (for the moment). I noted a few lingering questions, but will wait till Monday to offer some belated reflections on the departure of Goshen and Eastern Mennonite. • CCCU vice president of academic affairs Rick Ostrander shared his experience of that crisis, plus his … More That Was The Week That Was
If you’re looking for a Christian historian-blogger to cover Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, John Fea is probably your go-to source. But let me share a brief post on an easy-to-overlook dimension of the event: what Francis means for Catholic colleges and universities. While Francis’ first public mass in the U.S. will be held today … More Pope Francis and the Idea of a Catholic University
Here… • I realized the nerdiest dream any Christian scholar could dream: being published in Books and Culture. • Is Lamentations one of the Bible’s “most neglected” books? What other texts are in that category? • As I inched closer to the beginning of the semester, I had much less to say about Christian higher ed per se… … More That Was The Week That Was
So there’s a quotation I’ve been thinking about all summer: At the end of his life, Jesus declared his disciples his friends, meaning they shared with him a common passion for his mission in the world (John 15:13-15). Covenanters, as Mission Friends, have broadly understood mission to be the befriending of others, and all that God has … More Mission as Friendship: A Call to Deeper Unity for Christian Colleges
Click-baity? Sure, but only half as click-baity as what Russell Moore did this week for the Southern Baptists… Here are five things I wish everyone knew about Pietists: We still exist If most people know anything about Pietism, they most likely think of a religious movement in the late 17th and early 18th century. But unlike other Christian traditions, … More 5 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Pietists
Today is the 4th anniversary of the founding of this blog. Come back Monday for a look back; meanwhile, here’s what was making news in the last week of our fourth year: Here… • Thomas Kidd and Barry Hankins might have written the best history of Baptists in this country… but here’s what they missed about … More That Was The Week That Was
Here… • Our department’s weekly webisode series, Past & Presence, premiered on Wednesday. (Despite the best attempts of the Conference on Faith and History Facebook page to put us in competition, John Fea was gracious enough to plug our webisodes at his blog. And congrats to John for his Why Study History? getting such prominent attention from the American Historical Association!) • … More That Was The Week That Was
10/30/14 – Hot off the presses, the October 2014 issue of The Baptist Pietist Clarion is now available in print and online. Edited by fellow Pietist Schoolman G.W. Carlson, The Clarion offers reports, reflections, and reviews from people influenced by the Baptist and Pietist traditions. This issue focuses on missions and the growth of multicultural ministry, but it also includes a version … More A New Issue of The Baptist Pietist Clarion
Here… • It probably wasn’t a good week to read this blog if you’re not part of the Conference on Faith and History or at least interested in its biennial conference, held last week at Pepperdine. I converted some of my live-tweeting from #CFH2014 into a series of four recaps, covering sessions on teaching, public memory, Mormon heritage, … More That Was The Week That Was
