The Historical Sheologian

Al Capone’s Soup Kitchen: Oddities of the Great Depression

Living in a worldwide pandemic where toilet paper is hoarded, and awkward elbow bumps have replaced traditional greetings, it isn’t too far-fetched to see how the Great Depression turned the...

Business,Featured,History

James Cash Penney: Faith and Business

It might sound like an oxymoron to some to link religious faith with business. Yet this is precisely what one entrepreneur did in the early twentieth century, James Cash Penney,...

Economic History,Featured,History,Women

Human Capital and the Rise of Women’s Economic Rights

There are many ways to measure growth in the Postbellum economy between 1865-1900. Some examine quantitative measurements of economic conditions such as the Gross Domestic Product (DGP). In contrast, others...

Book Review,History

Review: Patterns in History by David Bebbington

David W. Bebbington, Professor of History at the University of Stirling and Distinguished Visiting Professor of History at Baylor University, offers his readers an introductory survey of the leading schools...

Genealogy

From Electrician to Policeman in A Day

The city of El Paso had allocated funds to the wrong departments and so the police had their pick of which men would get to ‘join’ the force. My grandfather...

The Bible,Theology

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

While listening to the song “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” I was struck by the words “Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel,” and I couldn’t help but...

History,The Church,Women

Defiance and Compromise

How the Early Methodist Church Went from Defining the Worlds Standards to Compliance and How We Can Learn from That Today.

Book Review,Literature

Review: Surprised by Agape by Justin Wiggins

Surprised by Agape is Justin Wiggins’s conversion story and tribute to C. S. Lewis, whose works significantly shaped the author’s worldview and with who he parallels his own transformation story...

Book Review,Literature

Review: The Methodist Defense of Women in Ministry by Paul W. Chilcote

In similar fashion with his other published books on women in ministry, Paul Wesley Chilcote’s The Methodist Defense of Women in Ministry: A Documentary History offers its readers a vast selection of...

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