Rusty Hawkins
@rustyhawkins.bsky.social
Historian of Religion and Race in the U.S. Author of THE BIBLE TOLD THEM SO.
Dean of John Wesley Honors College, Indiana Wesleyan University.
Dean of John Wesley Honors College, Indiana Wesleyan University.
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If you have 8.5 hours and 10 bucks to spare, The Bible Told Them So is half-off until September 5.
If you have 8.5 hours and 10 bucks to spare, The Bible Told Them So is half-off until September 5.
50% OFF The Bible Told Them So: How Southern Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy
Why did southern white evangelical Christians resist the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s? Simply put, they believed the Bible told them so. These white Christians entered the battle certa...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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If you have 8.5 hours and 10 bucks to spare, The Bible Told Them So is half-off until September 5.
If you have 8.5 hours and 10 bucks to spare, The Bible Told Them So is half-off until September 5.
Hello, I’m a historian in a film. I only teach in massive lecture halls with hundreds of students and have never figured out how to manage class time so I’m always surprised when the students suddenly pack up and leave. I shout something about the upcoming exam that everyone ignores.
Hello, I'm a historian in a film. My office is a massive space filled with Persian rugs, leather couches and massive wooden bookcases. There's a Tiffany lamp on my desk and an original Gutenberg Bible on a stand next to it. I am wearing a tweed suit with five layers.
Hello, I'm a historian in a film. I am teaching a college course in American history, and for a lecture midway through the semester I have written the words "Spanish-American War," "New Deal," and "17th Amendment" on the chalkboard, and nothing else.
July 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hello, I’m a historian in a film. I only teach in massive lecture halls with hundreds of students and have never figured out how to manage class time so I’m always surprised when the students suddenly pack up and leave. I shout something about the upcoming exam that everyone ignores.
Yep. You can read about it here.
June 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Yep. You can read about it here.
This is like Teddy Roosevelt vs. William Taft, only dumber.
June 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is like Teddy Roosevelt vs. William Taft, only dumber.
Student usage of AI understandably gets most of the attention. But generative AI has also made the written questionnaires in job applications useless.
May 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Student usage of AI understandably gets most of the attention. But generative AI has also made the written questionnaires in job applications useless.
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And a shout out on #EarthDay2025 to my colleague Jennifer Noseworthy, who's featured in @nytimes.com talking about the work of #creationcare in an area where such words are not always welcome (largely because they are misunderstood).
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Indiana Evangelicals Are Focusing on Creation Care With Environmental Work
A cluster of evangelical groups in the state is pushing for environmental action. Leaders say they’re following the biblical mandate to care for creation.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
And a shout out on #EarthDay2025 to my colleague Jennifer Noseworthy, who's featured in @nytimes.com talking about the work of #creationcare in an area where such words are not always welcome (largely because they are misunderstood).
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
Reposted by Rusty Hawkins
There are many wild things in Trump's EO about History but one that especially caught my eye was the complaint that the American Art Museum promoted the view that "race is not a biological reality." It's not! That's a true statement! The idea that race is biological was the foundation of racism!
![Once widely respected as a symbol of American excellence and a global icon of cultural achievement, the Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology. This shift has promoted narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive. For example, the Smithsonian American Art Museum today features “The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture,” an exhibit representing that “[s]ocieties including the United States have used race to establish and maintain systems of power, privilege, and disenfranchisement.” The exhibit further claims that “sculpture has been a powerful tool in promoting scientific racism” and promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct, stating “Race is a human invention.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kok4aqdr3qnsj6ktfkq76kqz/bafkreiaggdzzsf6csdxcwtovgd6qm6o52ruewpebhpyqaehschmrdjokzq@jpeg)
March 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
There are many wild things in Trump's EO about History but one that especially caught my eye was the complaint that the American Art Museum promoted the view that "race is not a biological reality." It's not! That's a true statement! The idea that race is biological was the foundation of racism!
Reposted by Rusty Hawkins
I listened to the audiobooks of Jemar Tisby's "Spirit of Justice" about how Black Christians have stood up for their dignity & rights and then J. Russell Hawkins "The Bible Told Them So" looking at how white Southern Evangelicals preserved white supremacy & avoided desegregating schools & churches.
February 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I listened to the audiobooks of Jemar Tisby's "Spirit of Justice" about how Black Christians have stood up for their dignity & rights and then J. Russell Hawkins "The Bible Told Them So" looking at how white Southern Evangelicals preserved white supremacy & avoided desegregating schools & churches.
Student on their midterm thought Raging Bull was at the Little Bighorn River in the summer of 1876.
February 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Student on their midterm thought Raging Bull was at the Little Bighorn River in the summer of 1876.
Thought for the beginning of a new semester: you can’t spell villain without AI.
January 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thought for the beginning of a new semester: you can’t spell villain without AI.
I sure wish this site had a bookmark feature. Any suggestions?
December 30, 2024 at 3:15 AM
I sure wish this site had a bookmark feature. Any suggestions?
Congrats to my JWHC colleague, Lanta Davis!
Heyyyy! My book was a finalist in the CT Awards for the best Culture, Poetry, and Arts category!
What a happy surprise this morning.
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What a happy surprise this morning.
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The Christianity Today Book Awards - Christianity Today
Let’s say you want to write a book. You’ve got a captivating story to tell or a compelling argument to make. You’ve got a gift with words. That’s a good start! But there are other things you (probably...
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December 3, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Congrats to my JWHC colleague, Lanta Davis!
What a time to be teaching a class on Watergate. Tomorrow we’re covering the disastrous political implications of Ford’s full and unconditional pardon of RN. Not relevant today at all.
December 2, 2024 at 3:31 PM
What a time to be teaching a class on Watergate. Tomorrow we’re covering the disastrous political implications of Ford’s full and unconditional pardon of RN. Not relevant today at all.
Does anyone have suggestions for the bookmark equivalent on this site?
November 19, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Does anyone have suggestions for the bookmark equivalent on this site?
In the updated version, Sisyphus is made to help revise his institution’s general education package.
November 19, 2024 at 4:03 AM
In the updated version, Sisyphus is made to help revise his institution’s general education package.