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Daniel K. Williams

Daniel K. Williams is Senior Fellow and Director of Teacher Programs at the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in Ohio and is the author of several books on religion and American politics, including God’s Own Party: The Making of the Christian Right and The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship.

The Internationalist Vision that Persuaded “America First” Isolationists

Daniel K. Williams   |  March 24, 2025

A 1940s foreign policy breakthrough is in jeopardy

How Should Christians Respond to an Anti-Institutional Presidency?

Daniel K. Williams   |  January 20, 2025

The institutions evangelicals oppose have Christian origins

Some of our favorite things III: Current writers and editors reflect on 2024 (conclusion)

Jay Green, Jon D. Schaff and Daniel K. Williams   |  December 23, 2024

Current writers and editors conclude their reflections on favorite things from 2024! (And check out Part I and Part II) *** Jay Green As the co-founder of a “little magazine,” I feel like something of a traitor to my class. Aside from […]

Review: Christian anti-liberals

Daniel K. Williams   |  November 27, 2024

Who needs religious pluralism?

FORUM: Election 2024, Part IV

Susan McWilliams Barndt, Jesse Smith and Daniel K. Williams   |  November 18, 2024

A time to look back, a time to look forward

How the 2024 election will change American politics

Daniel K. Williams   |  November 11, 2024

Trump has just done what Reagan did in 1980 – but the magnitude of the realignment will depend on what Trump does next.

What I’ll be watching for tonight

Daniel K. Williams   |  November 5, 2024

What should we be watching for tonight, if the election returns that come in today won’t provide definitive results for the races that have received the most scrutiny?

This Election Will Not End Our Polarization

Daniel K. Williams   |  November 1, 2024

Our partisan differences are about identity, not policy

Six parties may not be enough

Daniel K. Williams   |  October 31, 2024

This week’s NYT short quiz with six political “parties” options shows that even six may not be enough.

Abortion and prohibition: will the 2024 election be like 1932?

Daniel K. Williams   |  October 30, 2024

This year’s treatment of abortion by both major parties is reminiscent of how both parties engaged with the issue of alcohol regulation in 1932, the last election before the end of Prohibition.

Rating Republican Presidents on Their Pro-Life Bona Fides

Daniel K. Williams   |  October 11, 2024

Not everyone makes the grade

Jimmy Carter’s Evangelical Faith

Daniel K. Williams   |  October 1, 2024

Today Jimmy Carter became the first former US president to reach his 100th birthday. As a former president, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international human rights advocate, and author of dozens of books, Carter is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished […]

Will we accept the results of this presidential election?

Daniel K. Williams   |  September 27, 2024

Will Americans accept the results of this election?

American Christian voters and third parties: a historical overview

Daniel K. Williams   |  September 25, 2024

While third-party voting has never been the norm among American Christians, it has a long history.

What the Decline of the Black Church Means for Politics

Daniel K. Williams   |  September 18, 2024

Today the Atlantic published my essay on what the decline of the Black church’s influence on younger African Americans might mean for the future of African American politics.

REVIEW: Shepherds for Sale?

Daniel K. Williams   |  September 16, 2024

Megan Basham’s theology is compromised and her history misguided

The Challenges of Assessing Presidential Candidates’ Character

Daniel K. Williams   |  August 28, 2024

Evangelicals in 1976 wanted to vote for the candidate with the most integrity, but could not agree who that was.

REVIEW: Richard Nixon’s Graceless Religion

Daniel K. Williams   |  August 8, 2024

Nixon sought redemption—but on his own terms

FORUM: Fiftieth Anniversary of Nixon’s Resignation, Day One

John H. Haas, Steve Goodson and Daniel K. Williams   |  August 5, 2024

Reflections on long-tangled webs

The Catholic conversion of J. D. Vance

Daniel K. Williams   |  July 22, 2024

Now that he is the Republican vice presidential nominee, J. D. Vance is one of the most famous Catholic converts in the United States.

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