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The Tampa Bay Times rejects “just the facts” history

John Fea   |  May 22, 2021

History teaching begins with facts. But history teaching that stops with “just the facts” is not history teaching. Historians think about “what happened” in context. They think about facts in relations to other facts, leading them to tell complex stories...

Putting the January 6, 2021 insurrection in historical context

John Fea   |  February 2, 2021

Catherine Halley of JSTOR Daily offers some great resources. Here is a taste of her January 7 piece: Yesterday our friends who teach sixth grade were asking: how do I talk to my students about the insurrection that just happened...

Wilfred McClay on Historical Monuments

John Fea   |  June 27, 2020

Whether you agree or disagree with him, Wilfred McClay is always thoughtful. If I see his byline at First Things or another conservative outlet, I will always read the article. As one of America’s best conservative historians (not a historian...

When it comes to Supreme Court decisions, context matters. But whose context?

John Fea   |  June 16, 2020

Earlier today, I published two posts on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on LGBTQ rights. The first post addressed the politics of the decision and what it means for white evangelical support for Donald Trump. The second post dealt with the...

Out of the Zoo: The 5 C’s of Christianity

Annie Thorn   |  October 30, 2019

Annie Thorn is a sophomore history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home.  As part of her internship she is writing a weekly column titled “Out of the Zoo.”  It focuses on life as...

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Sunday night odds and ends

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Episode 41: “‘When Did Your Life Begin?'”

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The National Association of Evangelicals responds to the overturning of Roe

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Current writers will address the end of Roe

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Scott Perry, “Italygate,” and a pardon request

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