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Getting the Facts Straight

Getting the Facts Straight

by | Jan 24, 2022 | The historian's craft

Remember old Sergeant Joe Friday (played by Jack Webb) of Dragnet? He was famous for saying to a witness, “All we want are the facts, ma’am!” Joe the detective, like Jeff the historian, is after the facts. While historians reflect on things like causation—why was...
Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr.

Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr.

by | Jan 17, 2022 | Looking Back, Slavery and Racism

I mentioned last week that I was working on a writing project for a new dictionary of Christian history. One of the entries I was assigned to write was the entry on MLK. Here is that entry King, Martin Luther Jr. (1929­­–1968) was an African-American Baptist pastor...
Not My Father’s Faith

Not My Father’s Faith

by | Jan 11, 2022 | Ministerial Life

I’m back. After a two-month hiatus from the blog that saw me concentrating on other writing projects, I am going to be shooting for weekly blog essays on various topics going forward. I am also finishing a writing assignment for a new dictionary of Christian history....