<p><strong>Illuminating Advent Through Diverse Voices from Early Christianity </strong></p><p>In <em>Candles in the Darkness</em>, historian Lynneth Miller

Dublin scholars find 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn composed by Northumbrian cattle herder

Time and space are peculiar during the Advent season. The emphasis on repeated family traditions resurrects memories of the past amidst present

To celebrate the publication of the 25th book in the Gender in the Middle Ages series, we invited the series editors, Diane Watt and Jacqueline Murray, to share their reflections on its significance a...

On a recent trip to Turkey and Greece, where I loved the churches, mosques, and museums we were able to tour, my daughter had a very different highlight

Not Just the Tudors · Episode

With the recent passing of Pope Francis, there has been a lot of discussion about the pope’s legacy. Described by NPR as “one of the most popular popes in

The London Lyceum · Episode

Is education meant to protect young people from ideas that might be challenging or upsetting, or meant to expand their perspectives? In short, should education be protective or expansive?

As I stared at the fragments of the cross of Christ on display in the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca last year, I was struck with the apparent

When I lived in the UK I watched a lot of Mitchell and Webb. A British comedy duo who should be more famous among Americans than they are, they made sketches just the side of absurd where—unlike Monty...

It’s March, which means it’s Women’s History Month– and while in past years at the Anxious Bench, my March posts have been more celebratory, this year’s If we can change structures and systems to prot...

The Department of Defense issued a Digital Content Refresh document to comply with DEI removal from the armed services. TPR obtained a document laying out the guidance of what to remove.

Trump’s assault on the aid agency poses a haunting question.