By Rebecca Koerselman If you are a historian, you are required to like museums. And musty old books in forgotten sections of the library. And tweed jackets with elbow patches. But back to museums: I am not saying that…
Rebecca KoerselmanMay 25, 2015
By Rebecca Koerselman When examining religious traditions, including my own Reformed tradition, I’ve been fascinated by the ways that parents attempt to pass their beliefs on to their children. Many parents and grandparents express fears and concerns about employing the…
Rebecca KoerselmanMay 11, 2015
by Rebecca Koerselman Teaching history requires me to walk a fine line between understanding and judgment. On the one hand, I want my students to try to understand people, decisions, and events in the past. Why did people do what…
Rebecca KoerselmanApril 27, 2015
by Rebecca Koerselman Our first apartment, while small, contained a novelty I had never enjoyed firsthand: free cable. I rarely watched most of the channels, but discovered something wonderful when I found TCM: Turner Classic Movies. No commercials, just old(er)…
Rebecca KoerselmanApril 13, 2015
By Rebecca Koerselman When was the last time that you deliberately joined a group of people that you knew were different from you? While a doctoral candidate at Michigan State University (Go Spartans!), I stepped out of my comfort zone…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 30, 2015
by Rebecca Koerselman Have you ever read the Bible to a child? Or teens? If so, how do you manage the dicey bits? Our two-year-old daughter especially enjoys the pictures of The Jesus Storybook Bible. We decided to read this…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 16, 2015
Today we welcome Rebecca Koerselman to The Twelve. Rebecca teaches history at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Thanks, Rebecca. Max Brooks recently released a book entitled The Harlem Hellfighters, a novel about the heroic actions of the 369th division…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 2, 2015
