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Trump Can't Outrun History

Take it from a medieval king who tried (and a peek at medieval castles that I am visiting with my classes in England)

Finding Hope in Church History

An Introduction to a recently-published book I highly recommend: Candles in the Darkness: Experiencing Advent with the Early and Medieval Church

"Lifting As We Climb" is part of U.S. History, too

We can change this. Women like Mary Church Terrell give me hope for our future.

'Excavating Women': Live with Kelley Mathews and Beth Allison Barr

A recording from Beth Allison Barr and Kelley Mathews's live video

"Motivated by their history, Baptists get their history wrong"

The subtitle of my Dallas Morning News article today, which I link here and elaborate on....

A Secret of the SBC Success in Banning Women as Preachers and Pastors

On the eve of succeeding in their quest to end women preaching and pastoring, let me tell you they couldn't have done it without getting the most influential women in the SBC on their side........

A Pastor's Wife is "like a Sheep Dog"

Let's start my feminism series by looking at how the most influential Protestant denomination in US has portrayed it

How do you feel about feminism?

If you aren't sure, if the word makes you uncomfortable or afraid, this post is for you.

Live with Beth Allison Barr with Claire McKeever-Burgett

As we discuss Claire's newest book, In the Beginning Were the Women

Writing at a Time Like This

It is okay to put your pen down and breathe.

The Most Important Class I teach

When I designed my HIS 1300: Votes for Women, I believed the topic was important. But I had no idea how important.

Burning Witches in Medieval Europe?

I return to a 2016 article I wrote, updating it after visiting the Irish site of the witch trial

Finding St. Brigid

"For all the women forgotten in history, and for every young girl who dreams of greatness"

A Tale of Two Tabithas

How my view of women's history differs from a scholar whose work was applauded by Dorothy K. Patterson (also one of the sections cut from Becoming the Pastor's Wife)

The Making of Biblical Womanhood vs. From Genesis to Junia

I'm glad Preston Sprinkle has changed his mind. I hope he is ready to keep learning.

Oh, the Places I Go!

Where you can find me in 2026. I am calling this my international year (Dublin, London, Toronto, Vancouver, Rome), but I'll be in California, Kansas, Texas, and Colorado, too.

Live with Kelley Mathews and Beth Allison Barr: Discussing From Genesis to Junia

A recording from Beth Allison Barr and Kelley Mathews's live video

Anna Rollins Live with Beth Allison Barr--Famished

Listen to us discuss Diet Culture, Purity Culture, and Anna Rollins great new book!

Speak Now

When it comes to what I know about how the church is harming women, silence is not an option, even when the church is in my hometown.

My hope tonight

I don't have any hot takes or geopolitical thoughts on something I don't know much about. What I have is the certainty that, even in the midst of a storm we made ourselves, God is still here.