How Trump’s IRS May Unshackle Churches from Their Political Restraints
As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of the campaign battlefield.
David R. Brockman
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David R. Brockman, Ph.D., is an author, Christian theologian, and nonresident scholar in the Religion and Public Policy Program at Rice University’s Baker Institute and teaches at Texas Christian University.
Articles by David R. Brockman
The New Apostolic Reformation Wants God’s Government Back
A “prophetic” movement, led in part by Texans, is gaining ground—and everyone should pay attention.
The Origins of White, Christian Supremacy
Can 15th-century doctrine explain today's culture wars?
‘A Man Without a Gun Is Not a Citizen’
Although Jeffrey Toobin’s reputation has recently been tarnished by scandal, in Homegrown he has produced the definitive book on Timothy McVeigh’s continuing legacy.
‘School Choice’ Is Just a Ploy to Defund Public Ed
The latest front in Christian nationalists’ battle to undermine separation of church and state.
‘A Legacy of Rage’ in Waco
Fort Worth author Jeff Guinn offers a compelling account of the 1993 tragedy that still casts shadows on our political landscape today.
1836, the Slaveholder Republic’s Birthday
Historian Gerald Horne on the Texas Revolution, its victors, and its victims
Seeking Wisdom That’s Deeper Than ‘Crayola’ Religion
A Fire To Light Our Tongues is an antidote to the belief that religion must be linked to intolerance, racism and hate.
Houston’s Hayan Charara Plumbs the Politics of the Personal
A new collection of poems by the author is plainspoken, yet profound.