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Congratulations to History Major Bianca Shah on the publication of her paper “Through His Eyes: The Life of American POWs in Germany and Ben Phelper’s Diary” !⭐️📝
Read Ms. Shah’s paper here:
digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Read Ms. Shah’s paper here:
digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcont...
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Congratulations to History Major Bianca Shah on the publication of her paper “Through His Eyes: The Life of American POWs in Germany and Ben Phelper’s Diary” !⭐️📝
Read Ms. Shah’s paper here:
digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Read Ms. Shah’s paper here:
digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcont...
🚨 Big lecture alert! 🚨
Come hear one of the top finalists for the Cherry Award! An inspiring lecturer + a powerful topic = a can’t miss event.
Bring your friends and join the convo! 🗯️✨
Come hear one of the top finalists for the Cherry Award! An inspiring lecturer + a powerful topic = a can’t miss event.
Bring your friends and join the convo! 🗯️✨
October 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
🚨 Big lecture alert! 🚨
Come hear one of the top finalists for the Cherry Award! An inspiring lecturer + a powerful topic = a can’t miss event.
Bring your friends and join the convo! 🗯️✨
Come hear one of the top finalists for the Cherry Award! An inspiring lecturer + a powerful topic = a can’t miss event.
Bring your friends and join the convo! 🗯️✨
A proud moment for Baylor History! 🎓
Dr. Paul E. Putz, a Baylor History Ph.D. alumnus, continues to make an impact through his scholarship with his new book, “The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity in Big-Time Sports.”
Read more at the link below:
truettseminary.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
Dr. Paul E. Putz, a Baylor History Ph.D. alumnus, continues to make an impact through his scholarship with his new book, “The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity in Big-Time Sports.”
Read more at the link below:
truettseminary.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A proud moment for Baylor History! 🎓
Dr. Paul E. Putz, a Baylor History Ph.D. alumnus, continues to make an impact through his scholarship with his new book, “The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity in Big-Time Sports.”
Read more at the link below:
truettseminary.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
Dr. Paul E. Putz, a Baylor History Ph.D. alumnus, continues to make an impact through his scholarship with his new book, “The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity in Big-Time Sports.”
Read more at the link below:
truettseminary.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
✨Biographies in Bold✨
Join this talk from award-winning authors Dr. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers and Dr. Alison Parker.
🗓️ Thursday, October 2nd
⏰ 3:30-5:00pm
📍Moody Memorial Library, Schumacher Flex Commons
Book signing to follow!
Join this talk from award-winning authors Dr. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers and Dr. Alison Parker.
🗓️ Thursday, October 2nd
⏰ 3:30-5:00pm
📍Moody Memorial Library, Schumacher Flex Commons
Book signing to follow!
September 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
✨Biographies in Bold✨
Join this talk from award-winning authors Dr. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers and Dr. Alison Parker.
🗓️ Thursday, October 2nd
⏰ 3:30-5:00pm
📍Moody Memorial Library, Schumacher Flex Commons
Book signing to follow!
Join this talk from award-winning authors Dr. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers and Dr. Alison Parker.
🗓️ Thursday, October 2nd
⏰ 3:30-5:00pm
📍Moody Memorial Library, Schumacher Flex Commons
Book signing to follow!
👏Congratulations to Dr. Robert Elder, awarded the prestigious NEH Public Scholars Grant in support of his new book, The Crisis: Nullification and the Making of American Democracy. 📚
September 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
👏Congratulations to Dr. Robert Elder, awarded the prestigious NEH Public Scholars Grant in support of his new book, The Crisis: Nullification and the Making of American Democracy. 📚
Big round of applause for Dr. Lopez on publishing her article, “The Voting Rights Act is a Lesson in Overcoming Setbacks,” in TIME! 👏
September 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Big round of applause for Dr. Lopez on publishing her article, “The Voting Rights Act is a Lesson in Overcoming Setbacks,” in TIME! 👏
👉🏾Apply here:
apply.interfolio.com/169126
👉🏽Medieval History (Global)
👉🏿Assistant Professor
👉Join our phenomenal team!
#academiccareers#hiringnow#historyfaculty#baylor#baylorbears#medievalhistory#hiringalert#historylovers#assistantprofessor
apply.interfolio.com/169126
👉🏽Medieval History (Global)
👉🏿Assistant Professor
👉Join our phenomenal team!
#academiccareers#hiringnow#historyfaculty#baylor#baylorbears#medievalhistory#hiringalert#historylovers#assistantprofessor
July 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
👉🏾Apply here:
apply.interfolio.com/169126
👉🏽Medieval History (Global)
👉🏿Assistant Professor
👉Join our phenomenal team!
#academiccareers#hiringnow#historyfaculty#baylor#baylorbears#medievalhistory#hiringalert#historylovers#assistantprofessor
apply.interfolio.com/169126
👉🏽Medieval History (Global)
👉🏿Assistant Professor
👉Join our phenomenal team!
#academiccareers#hiringnow#historyfaculty#baylor#baylorbears#medievalhistory#hiringalert#historylovers#assistantprofessor
Guess who successfully defended her dissertation?! DR. Allie Lopez! We are so excited and proud of her and can’t wait to see her walk across the stage in August to make it officially official.
#DRAllieLopez #yesyesyes #academic #happynews #shedidthat #yay #soproud #baylorhistory
#DRAllieLopez #yesyesyes #academic #happynews #shedidthat #yay #soproud #baylorhistory
May 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Guess who successfully defended her dissertation?! DR. Allie Lopez! We are so excited and proud of her and can’t wait to see her walk across the stage in August to make it officially official.
#DRAllieLopez #yesyesyes #academic #happynews #shedidthat #yay #soproud #baylorhistory
#DRAllieLopez #yesyesyes #academic #happynews #shedidthat #yay #soproud #baylorhistory
Congratulations to Rebecca Blemur, the first ever Baylor grad student to win the Boren Award, and Mike Ermis, winner of the Critical Language Scholarship! We are so proud!
May 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Congratulations to Rebecca Blemur, the first ever Baylor grad student to win the Boren Award, and Mike Ermis, winner of the Critical Language Scholarship! We are so proud!
Huge congrats to Charlie Taylor for successfully defending his thesis, “Medicine and Imperial Ambition in Colonial Kenya.” 👏
So proud of all your hard work! 📚
So proud of all your hard work! 📚
May 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Huge congrats to Charlie Taylor for successfully defending his thesis, “Medicine and Imperial Ambition in Colonial Kenya.” 👏
So proud of all your hard work! 📚
So proud of all your hard work! 📚
Some moments from our Student Showcase yesterday!✨
Huge thank you to the Toliver Chapel Church family, Pastor Dr. Jimmy Hunter, and our sponsors for making it happen!💚💛
Huge thank you to the Toliver Chapel Church family, Pastor Dr. Jimmy Hunter, and our sponsors for making it happen!💚💛
May 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Some moments from our Student Showcase yesterday!✨
Huge thank you to the Toliver Chapel Church family, Pastor Dr. Jimmy Hunter, and our sponsors for making it happen!💚💛
Huge thank you to the Toliver Chapel Church family, Pastor Dr. Jimmy Hunter, and our sponsors for making it happen!💚💛
Toliver Chapel is getting ready for the Toliver-Baylor History Student Showcase next Wednesday, April 30 at 7pm! See you there!
April 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Toliver Chapel is getting ready for the Toliver-Baylor History Student Showcase next Wednesday, April 30 at 7pm! See you there!
Join us April 30th at 7pm for an insightful discussion on African American history — with free food from Sascee’s!
You can’t miss it!
You can’t miss it!
April 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Join us April 30th at 7pm for an insightful discussion on African American history — with free food from Sascee’s!
You can’t miss it!
You can’t miss it!
Who’s that on the NYT Bestseller’s List? 👀
None other than @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social !!
None other than @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social !!
March 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Who’s that on the NYT Bestseller’s List? 👀
None other than @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social !!
None other than @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social !!
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* Why study women's history?
* What kinds of unusual sources are used?
* How did higher ed change as more women enrolled?
Baylor History's Dr. Andrea Turpin & Amy Achenbach discuss these topics and more in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth:
youtu.be/yqbgeIaHAO4
* What kinds of unusual sources are used?
* How did higher ed change as more women enrolled?
Baylor History's Dr. Andrea Turpin & Amy Achenbach discuss these topics and more in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth:
youtu.be/yqbgeIaHAO4
Baylor Profs Talk Women's History for #WomensHistoryMonth
YouTube video by Baylor University
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March 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
* Why study women's history?
* What kinds of unusual sources are used?
* How did higher ed change as more women enrolled?
Baylor History's Dr. Andrea Turpin & Amy Achenbach discuss these topics and more in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth:
youtu.be/yqbgeIaHAO4
* What kinds of unusual sources are used?
* How did higher ed change as more women enrolled?
Baylor History's Dr. Andrea Turpin & Amy Achenbach discuss these topics and more in celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth:
youtu.be/yqbgeIaHAO4
Check this out 👇
Ranmi Bae @baylor.bsky.social PhD student (Religion) published her research on Virginia Broughton from our African American History seminar in the peer-reviewed @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social. 👏🏾
commonplace.online/article/the-...
commonplace.online/article/the-...
The Black Christian Womanhood of Virginia W. Broughton - Commonplace
Broughton thus positioned Black women as central in nurturing leaders who advance the Black community, challenging the stereotype of Black women as merely a caring Mammy serving white masters
commonplace.online
March 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Check this out 👇
Congratulations to Dr. Jug, recipient of the 2025 “Betsy” award for excellence in mentoring undergraduates!
March 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jug, recipient of the 2025 “Betsy” award for excellence in mentoring undergraduates!
Congratulations to Dr. Amadi Amaitsa (Baylor PhD ‘24) who recently accepted a position at Oklahoma Baptist University beginning in fall 2025.
March 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Amadi Amaitsa (Baylor PhD ‘24) who recently accepted a position at Oklahoma Baptist University beginning in fall 2025.
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It truly was a pleasure to sit down with Elesha Coffman from @baylorhistory.bsky.social to discuss her book Turning Points in American Church History. Thanks to Baker Academic for the review copy! The episode will be available in May. youtube.com/shorts/MQ6-6...
Elesha Coffman discusses the 4 Cs of historical studies. #history #americanhistory #podcast
YouTube video by It Means What It Means Podcast
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February 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It truly was a pleasure to sit down with Elesha Coffman from @baylorhistory.bsky.social to discuss her book Turning Points in American Church History. Thanks to Baker Academic for the review copy! The episode will be available in May. youtube.com/shorts/MQ6-6...
We have a NEW Baylor History PhD! Join us in congratulating DR. Heidi Campbell
on a successful dissertation defense under the direction of @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social . 👏👏👏
on a successful dissertation defense under the direction of @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social . 👏👏👏
February 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We have a NEW Baylor History PhD! Join us in congratulating DR. Heidi Campbell
on a successful dissertation defense under the direction of @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social . 👏👏👏
on a successful dissertation defense under the direction of @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social . 👏👏👏
ATTN: Baylor History alumni, applications for the 2024 Guittard Book Award are open now through April 21st.
history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/history-alum...
history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/history-alum...
Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship
history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu
February 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
ATTN: Baylor History alumni, applications for the 2024 Guittard Book Award are open now through April 21st.
history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/history-alum...
history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/history-alum...
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In a co-written essay, I looked at the growth of religious horror in the 2020s and what that says about America with my Baylor history colleague and dear friend, Aaron Ramos. Give it a read, even if horror isn’t your thing! (There are no jump scares, I promise😂)
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
Exorcists, Omens, and Heretics: Religion Horror in the 2020s
As a genre, horror cinema has always spoken to the broader fears and values of cultures and societies at particular moments in time. During the 1950s, the As a genre, horror cinema has always spoken t...
www.patheos.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In a co-written essay, I looked at the growth of religious horror in the 2020s and what that says about America with my Baylor history colleague and dear friend, Aaron Ramos. Give it a read, even if horror isn’t your thing! (There are no jump scares, I promise😂)
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
NEW from our very own @davidwanninga.bsky.social 👇
Today at The Anxious Bench —
After Jimmy Carter's passing, many hailed him as a beacon of progressive evangelicalism. But how did the leading progressive evangelical magazine see Carter in the election of 1976? @davidwanninga.bsky.social tells the story.
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
After Jimmy Carter's passing, many hailed him as a beacon of progressive evangelicalism. But how did the leading progressive evangelical magazine see Carter in the election of 1976? @davidwanninga.bsky.social tells the story.
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
Was Carter a Progressive Evangelical or Centrist Politician?
When President Jimmy Carter died on December 29th, 2024, almost every obituary on the 39th president made some mention of his deep Christian faith. A New When President Jimmy Carter died on December 2...
www.patheos.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
NEW from our very own @davidwanninga.bsky.social 👇
ICYMI in 2024, catch up with Baylor History PhD @paulputz.bsky.social ‘s Spirit of the Game in 2025
As 2024 ends, I just want to say "thank you" to everyone who has read, shared, and reviewed my book this year.
It's a privilege to write words that other people engage with and read.
Looking forward to keeping the conversation going in 2025!
www.amazon.com/Spirit-Game-...
It's a privilege to write words that other people engage with and read.
Looking forward to keeping the conversation going in 2025!
www.amazon.com/Spirit-Game-...
The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity and Big-Time Sports
The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity and Big-Time Sports
www.amazon.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
ICYMI in 2024, catch up with Baylor History PhD @paulputz.bsky.social ‘s Spirit of the Game in 2025
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Just scheduled my 10th podcast for #BecomingThePastorsWife
—pace is picking up fast!
Don’t forget you can request early review on Net Galley. @brazospress.bsky.social
—pace is picking up fast!
Don’t forget you can request early review on Net Galley. @brazospress.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Just scheduled my 10th podcast for #BecomingThePastorsWife
—pace is picking up fast!
Don’t forget you can request early review on Net Galley. @brazospress.bsky.social
—pace is picking up fast!
Don’t forget you can request early review on Net Galley. @brazospress.bsky.social