Author: David Gushee

The cover photo from the author’s forthcoming memoir. Image courtesy of Westminster John Knox Press. The cover photo from the author’s forthcoming memoir. Image courtesy of Westminster John Knox Press.

First Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia. Photo credit: David and Michelle Garber. Used by permission. First Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia, which David Gushee serves as interim pastor.

Evangelist Billy Graham, center, is flanked by GOP Presidential candidate Richard Nixon, right, and Gov. Spiro T. Agnew, the vice-presidential choice, left, as he delivers the benediction at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Mr. Graham prayed for the unity and welfare of the nation. Religion News Service file photo. Religion News Service file…

Columnist and former Bush Administration speechwriter Michael Gerson on Sept. 29, 2016. Columnist and former Bush Administration speechwriter Michael Gerson on Sept. 29, 2016.

Christian leader Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918.) Public domain. Photo courtesy of Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Christian leader Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918.) Public domain. Photo courtesy of Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Stumbling blocks catch most people by surprise. Stumbling blocks catch most people by surprise.

A woman greets her mother after she arrived from Dubai on Emirates Flight 203 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly A woman greets her mother after she arrived from Dubai on Emirates Flight 203 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, January 28,…

At the US – Mexico border At the US – Mexico border