The Anxious Bench
Group blog featuring faith, politics, and culture in view of American and global religious history.
@willfranks.bsky.social
Graduate Student studying History at Baylor University https://history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/will-franks
@lmillerrenberg.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History; FRHistS. Recording Officer, @socrefresearch.bsky.social. Dance, religion, gender, emotions 1200-1600. Books: @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social and Routledge.
@andrealturpin.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History, Baylor U. Author, *A New Moral Vision: Gender, Religion, & the Changing Purposes of American Higher Education.* Currently researching women in US religious controversies. Views my own.
@amyachenbach.bsky.social
History PhD Candidate at Baylor University Researching: Women & Gender, Greek-letter Sororities, Feminisms of Difference, Adolescence & Higher Education Cat Mom & Yinzer
@nadyawilliams81.bsky.social
Homeschool mom, historian, author, perpetually sleep-deprived. Writing books, editing book reviews. Weekly newsletter: https://nadyawilliams.substack.com/
@kkdumez.bsky.social
Historian of gender, religion, politics. Author of NYT bestseller JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE. Next up: LIVE LAUGH LOVE.
@bethallisonbarr.bsky.social
James Vardaman Professor @Baylor_History; USAToday and NYTimes bestselling author @brazospress; Medieval &Women’s historian co-host @alltheburiedwomen
@cgehrz.bsky.social
(gairts) Christian. Historian. Dad of twins. Fan of Twins. Current projects: https://chrisgehrz.substack.com https://womenofbethel.org
@jrhett.bsky.social
Asst. Professor of the History of Christianity. Editor at @anxiousbench.bsky.social. Medieval Chivalry and the Making of Anabaptist Identity forthcoming w/ Amsterdam U Press.
@davidwanninga.bsky.social
History Ph.D Student at Baylor University, working on US politics and religion. Writing on Bill Bradley, Jack Kemp, and the rise of the neoliberal consensus. My own views.
@jtcochran.bsky.social
Historian at Purdue University Northwest. Jonathan Edwards and Hebrews (V&R, 2025). Brand Evangelicals (Brazos Press, forthcoming 2026). Columnist Anxious Bench.
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: [email protected]