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Dispatches from the History Major

Dispatches from the History Major: “I’m Done (Sort Of)”

John Fea   |  May 12, 2015

I hope you’ve enjoyed “Dispatches from the History Major this semester.  I know I have.  Here is the last installment of the semester from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  We are currently in contract negotiations for next year.  Stay tuned.  –JF...

Dispatches from the History Major: “5 Things NOT To Say to a History Major”

John Fea   |  April 27, 2015 2 Comments

I hope you are enjoying “Dispatches from the History Major.” Here is the next installment from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  –JF Studying history changes the way I look at the world. It’s hard to pin down exactly, but my […]

Dispatches from the History Major: “The Benefits of Jousting”

John Fea   |  April 13, 2015 1 Comment

I hope you are enjoying “Dispatches from the History Major.” Here is the next installment from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  –JFI had never met these strangers before. We were a mixed group of four students and four adults, and […]

Dispatches from the History Major: “What I Learned About Catholicism From Studying the Crusades”

John Fea   |  April 6, 2015

I hope you are enjoying “Dispatches from the History Major.” Here is the next installment from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  –JFIn my Tudor-Stuart England class this semester we’re currently discussing the English Reformation. We are reading Eamon Duffy’s The...

Dispatches from the History Major: “Living With the Past”

John Fea   |  March 30, 2015 1 Comment

I hope you are enjoying “Dispatches from the History Major.”  Here is the next installment from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  –JF I read a lot this past spring break. One of the books I read in order to prepare […]

Dispatches from the History Major: Presentism and Jesus

John Fea   |  March 18, 2015

I hope you are enjoying “Dispatches from the History Major.”  Here is the next installment from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  –JFPresentism is old news at this point in my college career.  During my first year at Messiah College, I...

Dispatches from the History Major: “National History Day”

John Fea   |  March 9, 2015

I hope you are enjoying “Dispatches from the History Major.”  Here is the next installment from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  –JF Last Saturday, I had a discussion with a middle school kid about Plutarch’s inherent source issues, the problem...

Dispatches from the History Major: “Race in America: The Messiah College 2105 Humanities Symposium”

John Fea   |  March 2, 2015

James Mueller I hope you are enjoying “Dispatches from the History Major.”  Here is the next installment from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  –JF Last Friday marked the close of Messiah College’s 2015Humanities Symposium on the theme “Race in America.” Because of...

Dispatches from the History Major: “Surviving Coursework”

John Fea   |  February 23, 2015

I hope you are enjoying “Dispatches from the History Major.”  Here is the next installment from Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller.  –JF Up to this point, I’ve praised the benefits of studying history, disparaged the modern mentality towards collegiate education, and...

Dispatches from the History Major: “Digital Harrisburg: The Undergraduate Experience”

John Fea   |  February 16, 2015

In case you missed it last week, we published the first installment of Messiah College sophomore history major James Mueller’s new series: “Dispatches from the History Major.”  Here is installment #2.  –JF If you’ve been keeping up with the Messiah...

Dispatches from the History Major: “Coming to College For a Cheeseburger”

John Fea   |  February 9, 2015

James Mueller Today we start a new series here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home  called “Dispatches From the History Major.”  These weekly posts will be written by sophomore Messiah College history major James Mueller.  Some of you who read...

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