Jay Rubenstein

Jay Rubenstein is Alvin and Sally Professor of History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His latest book is Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream: The Crusades, Apocalyptic Prophecy, and the End of History (Oxford, 2019).

The Case Against Rebuilding Notre Dame

If we do rebuild it, will we keep the supersessionist imagery that was fundamental to medieval Christianity—and to anti-Semitism as well? At the very least, artists, architects, historians, theologians, and—yes—politicians ought to grapple with, rather than unthinkingly follow, the instincts of one deeply unpopular president.