It's finale time! The agents shed some sanity and finally get to use that flamethrower, as the situation comes to a climax in our playthrough of Viscid. Tales Of... M Cell is a Delta Green (Arc Dream Publishing) campaign -- a modern-day setting in which the X-Files meets the Cthulu Mythos, by way of True Detective. Follow our team of Agents tasked …

The story of five best-selling novels beloved by evangelicals, the book industry they built, and the collective imagination they shaped Who are evangelicals? And what is evangelicalism? Those attempting to answer these questions usually speak in terms of political and theological stances. But those stances emerge from an evangelical world with its …

In God Gave Rock and Roll to You (OUP, 2024), Leah Payne traces the history and trajectory of CCM in America and, in the process, demonstrates how the industry, its artists, and its fans shaped–and continue to shape–conservative, (mostly) white, evangelical Protestantism. For many outside observers, evangelical pop stars, interpretive dancers, pupp…

While Agents Madeline and Michaels investigate a suspicious law firm in Washington D.C., in Billings, Montana, Agents Morgan and Garret are preparing for a long-awaited visitor. Tales Of... M Cell is a Delta Green (Arc Dream Publishing) campaign -- a modern-day setting in which the X-Files meets the Cthulu Mythos, by way of True Detective. Follow o…

Exhibiting Evangelicalism provides the first account of the growth and development of historical museums created by white evangelical Christians in the United States over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Exploring the histories of the Museum of the Bible, the Billy Graham Center Museum, the Billy Sunday Home, and Park Street Church, Devin …

Agents Madeline, Morgan and Garret have a close encounter of the toe-d kind, while Agent Michaels gets his 15 minutes of fame. Tales Of... M Cell is a Delta Green (Arc Dream Publishing) campaign -- a modern-day setting in which the X-Files meets the Cthulu Mythos, by way of True Detective. Follow our team of Agents tasked with investigating, contai…

Cultural Christians in the Early Church, which aims to be both historical and practical, argues that cultural Christians were the rule, rather than the exception, in the early church. Using different categories of sins as its organizing principle, the book considers the challenge of culture to the earliest converts to Christianity, as they struggle…

A top-secret dossier on Tibalt Grieves hints at clandestine government experiments. Tales Of... M Cell is a Delta Green (Arc Dream Publishing) campaign -- a modern-day setting in which the X-Files meets the Cthulu Mythos, by way of True Detective. Follow our team of Agents tasked with investigating, containing, and covering-up incursions of The Unn…

In 1908, Unitarian pastor Bertrand Thompson observed the momentous growth of the labor movement with alarm. “Socialism,” he wrote, “has become a distinct substitute” for the church. He was not wrong. In the generation after the Civil War, few of the migrants who moved North and West to take jobs in factories and mines had any association with tradi…

Madeline and Garret's trip to the morgue does not turn out quite as planned, leading to an "escalation" of the Grieves' case. Drop us a line on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tales_of_podcast Tales Of... M Cell is a Delta Green (Arc Dream Publishing) campaign -- a modern-day setting in which the X-Files meets the Cthulu Mythos, by way of …

The agents of M-Cell make contact with a very twitchy Ted Belton of the Dinot, Belton, and Wells Detective Agency, and then (in classic Delta Green style) it's time for a trip to the morgue. Drop us a line on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tales_of_podcast Tales Of... M Cell is a Delta Green (Arc Dream Publishing) campaign -- a modern-day…

In Gin, Jesus, and Jim Crow, Brendan J. J. Payne reveals how prohibition helped realign the racial and religious order in the South by linking restrictions on alcohol with political preaching and the disfranchisement of Black voters. While both sides invoked Christianity, prohibitionists redefined churches’ doctrines, practices, and political engag…

What has been the history of the Conference on Faith and History? What have been the high points, the difficult points, and what have we learned as an organization that seeks to explore the relationship between the Christian faith and history? And what would one generation of historians wish to pass on to the next generation of historians? Listen i…

It's time for the agents of M Cell to split up so they can follow the leads uncovered at the house of Dr Tibalt Grieves... Content warnings: Death, conspiracy, gaslighting, paranormal/eldritch horror, alcohol and tobacco use. Drop us a line on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tales_of_podcast Tales Of... M Cell is a Delta Green (Arc Dream P…

South Asia is home to more than a billion Hindus and half a billion Muslims. But the region is also home to substantial Christian communities, some dating almost to the earliest days of the faith. The stories of South Asia’s Christians are vital for understanding the shifting contours of World Christianity, precisely because of their history of int…

Christians need to pause once in a while to get their bearings. For perspective on our own times and how we got here, it helps to listen to wise guides from other eras. In An Infinite Fountain of Light (IVP Academic, 2023), the renowned American historian George Marsden illuminates the landscape with wisdom from one such mentor: Jonathan Edwards. D…

Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015) is one of the most widely known Christians of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. After the death of her husband, Jim, and four other missionaries at the hands of Waorani tribesmen in Ecuador, Elliot famously returned to live among the same people who had killed her husband. Her legacy, however, extends far beyond…

The agents of M-Cell are back and on their way to investigate the mysterious death of an elderly biologist. We're playing the Delta Green scenario, Viscid, by Dennis Detwiller But first, it's time to find out what happened in that motel room in New Jersey where we left Agents Madeline, Morgan and Michaels and a very upset man with a Russian accent.…

Walter Lippmann was arguably the most recognized and respected political journalist of the twentieth century. His “Today and Tomorrow” columns attracted a global readership of well over ten million. Lippmann was the author of numerous books, including the best-selling A Preface to Morals (1929) and U.S. Foreign Policy (1943). His Public Opinion (19…

Since the shootings in Buffalo, Laguna Woods, and Uvalde, the AACC (Asian American Christian Collaborative) has been a crucial Christian organization that is actively pursuing advocacy and policy efforts to address gun violence in the United States. During April of 2023, the Anxious Bench proudly partnered with the AACC to raise awareness about the…

Though born into slavery, Sojourner Truth would defy the limits placed upon her as a Black woman to become one of the nineteenth century’s most renowned female preachers and civil rights advocates. In We Will Be Free, Nancy Koester chronicles her spiritual journey as an enslaved woman, a working mother, and an itinerant preacher and activist. On Pe…

WHO is the terrifying looming figure in the dark?! WHAT lurks in the second castle?! CAN our heros make it past the foreshadowed nightmare, Atticus?! HOW MANY MORE NPCs will we collect, and WILL Mike be able to remember all their voices?! Find out all this and more in our thrilling conclusion!!! Mausritter is a rules-lite OSR-style fantsy adventure…

Drawing on the evidence from medieval and early modern sermons, and in particular the narratives of the cursed carolers and the dance of Salome, this book explores these changing understandings of dance as they relate to religion, gender, sin, and community within the English parish. In parishes both before and during the English Reformations, danc…

The tiny adventure of epic proportions continues! Strongpaws immediately exhausts himself from treasure collecting, Hops develops a potential love/hate relationship with snooty fellow, Pistachio performs some amazing and incredulous feats for a habitual drunk, and U-bend actually tries to advance the plot! Mausritter is a rules-lite OSR-style fants…

Dr. Jonathan Tran hosts a conversation with author, Dr. Melissa Borja, about her book, Follow the New Way. Every year, members of the Hmong Christian Church of God in Minneapolis gather for a cherished Thanksgiving celebration. But this Thanksgiving takes place in the spring, in remembrance of the turbulent days in May 1975 when thousands of Laotia…

The Squeek-Meister himself, Mike, GMs this heroic fantasy adventure of probably misguided mice in a human-sized world, to rescue fair Necrohamsters and escape the big house via the Tower of Soot...alive! For this game we were joined by our friend Matteo, AKA colbeccowoowoo on Instagram. We're back!! But still working on some of our longer games, so…

Enjoy this conversation between Dr. Joey Cochran and Dr. Paul Gutacker on Gutacker's book, The Old Faith in a New Nation. BOOK SUMMARY Conventional wisdom holds that tradition and history meant little to nineteenth-century American Protestants, who relied on common sense and “the Bible alone.” The Old Faith in a New Nation challenges this portrayal…

Enjoy this conversation between Dr. Joey Cochran and Dr. Daniel Hummel about his book, The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism. In The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism, Daniel G. Hummel illuminates how dispensationalism, despite often being dismissed as a fringe end-times theory, shaped Anglo-American evangelicalism and the larger American cultura…

In this third episode of Secondary Sources, co-hosts Prisca Bird and David McFarland interview Dr. Lynneth Miller Renberg. Secondary Sources is a podcast that seeks to connect scholars and secondary teachers who are both committed to the effective discipleship of students through compelling historical research and dynamic pedagogy. It is produced b…

Debates over curriculum have long been part of the discussion over what is taught in history courses. Most recently these questions have come to the surface with the 1619 project, debates over Critical Race Theory (CRT), and most recently Florida Governor Ron Desantis decision not to allow the AP’s African American History to be taught in Florida P…

Through a relatively convoluted and somewhat-successful plan, the bear squad now have IDs and wheels to get them to 2020 HoneyPalooza. But the heist itself has bear-ly even begun - will the team be able to stay focused enough, and criminal enough, to see it to the end and collect their prize? Honey Heist! is a one-shot RPG by Grant Howitt. You can …

2020 HoneyPalooza is coming to town and the Honey Don of the local bears is ready to cash in some favours to grab a piece of it. Just how will our rag-tag team of bears pull off a heist of this calibre?! Honey Heist! is a one-shot RPG by Grant Howitt. You can find much of his work on itch.io here. About Tales Of... The Tales Of Podcast is a system-…

We have HAD it with the mother-fucking ghosts in this mother-fucking house!! With the help of Professor Yarrow, the agents are ready to go kicking and screaming into the final showdown with 1206 Spooner Avenue and The Dark Man. With sanity disappearing like rain in a storm drain, it will be a race to come out alive AND with all of their senses. Con…

Welp shit has truely hit the fan for at least 2 of our 3 agents now. Agent Madeline wandered out into the night after reading an eldridtch summoning ritual and is becoming unhinged and Micheals has some secret agenda going on, but at least Agent Morgan seems like hes still ok? Can the team piece together the final pieces of the puzzle and neutralis…

And we're back in action with our US Federal Agents! Who were in the process of having their sanity very rapidly eroded in 1206 Spooner Avenue, when local cop Buffington arrived to find out just what the fuck is going on. Lets hope they think quick on their feet! And also stop Agent Micheals from going completely off the deep end? Content Warnings:…

The thrilling conclusion to our mini space epic! Spencer, Coral and Dr Bl0kchain take a wild road trip across the asteroid, meet its deranged inhabitants, and try to stop all of reality getting totally fucked. With special guests Patsy, our artist, and Jan's improv team member Seb. Patsy can be found on twitter with @anyonespatsy Seb can be found o…

In this second episode of Secondary Sources, co-hosts Prisca Bird and Zachary Cote interview Dr. Paul Gutacker. Secondary Sources is a podcast that seeks to connect scholars and secondary teachers who are both committed to the effective discipleship of students through compelling historical research and dynamic pedagogy. It is produced by secondary…

Due to scheduling nightmares, we briefly interrupt our regular programming to bring you part one of an impromptu session of Lasers and Feelings! Jan GMs a fully improvised space adventure for Fabio and two special guests, the Pod's artist Patsy and Jan's improv team member Sebastian. Join twitchy pilot Lieutenant Douglas Spencer, minature Science O…

This episode is a book talk with Dr. James C. Ungureanu about his book, Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition.By Faith and History

The gloves are OFF, and 1206 Spooner Avenue is NOT pulling any punches! Our agents split up to cover more ground exploring the house and are thoroughly bombarded with apparitions, visions, and potentially deadly traps... Content Warnings: Death, corpse of a child, conspiracy, paranormal/supernatural horror Tales Of... M Cell is a Delta Green (Arc D…

After a rough night for all (particularly Agent Micheals, who received a harrowing phone call seemingly from 1206 Spooner Avenue itself), the team compare notes and steele themselves before facing the inevitable - returning to the house for a joint investigation. How long will they last in this place, seemingly overflowing with horrific and abomina…

Its all going down in Meadowbrook! Plucky Park Ranger Agent Micheals gets a first peek into the infamous 1206 Spooner Avenue as he ventures in to explore... alone. Agent Morgan struggles with what to do with the discovery made at the Green Box, and Agent Madeline continues to hunt for a proper cup of tea. Content Warnings Corpse of a child, suicide…

Heidi Olson Campbell hosts a panel on witch-hunts and magic, which includes panelists Elaine Breslaw, Lisa Diller, Aaron Larsen, and Philip Jenkins.By Faith and History

Picking up in Meadowbrook where our team has just kicked off their investigations, Agent Morgen investigates the left behind greenbox, Agent Madeline presses the coroner and digs for more history, and Agent Micheal makes a bold decision.... Content Warnings Corpse of a child, suicide, conspiracy, drug use, alcohol use, body horror, eldritch horror …

In this inaugural episode of Secondary Sources, co-hosts Prisca Bird and David McFarland interview Dr. Andrea Turpin. Secondary Sources is a podcast that seeks to connect scholars and secondary teachers who are both committed to the effective discipleship of students through compelling historical research and dynamic pedagogy. It is produced by sec…

New system, new story, new PCs! Fabio GMs our first foray into Delta Green, in which we meet FBI Agent Lukas Bosheers, National Park Ranger Eric Paras and FBI Profiler Selina Goodwill as they set out to investigate the mysterious death of a fellow agent in the even more mysterious - and infamous - house at 1206 Spooner Avenure. Content Warnings The…

B-b-b-b-BOOnus episode! Part 2 of the oneshot Hopes Last Day from The Free League Press, GMed by Fabio for Jan, Charles and our special guest Jaina. Who will survive the colont overrun by Xenomorphs??? About Tales Of... The Tales Of Podcast is a system-agnostic tabletop RPG actual play series. Join us as we roll-play through long, short and mini ad…

B-b-b-b-BOOnus episode! Fabio GMs the Alien oneshot Hopes Last Day from The Free League Press for Jan, Charles and our special guest Jaina. Prepare for some extra-terrestrial mayhem as our team play the last few survivors in an Outer Vale colony and their race to escape. Part 2 will (hopefully) drop tomorrow to round off this scariest of seasons! A…

We finally reached the final episode of our FIRST story arc! Did you miss the dice rolls? 'Cause there is SO much rolling in this Tilted London showdown! In which the gang come face to face with the museum's resident Vaesen, unravel the mystery of that damn donkey, and discover the dark and sinister truth behind the SSPP's nefarious plans. Content …

This is the podcast of our CFH virtual coffee panel on the topic of secondary sources. Moderator Paul Thompson discusses secondary education with Ron Sorenson, Veronica Gutierrez, Zachary Cote, David McFarland, and Prisca Bird.By Faith and History