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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.

Pro-Life and Pro-Guns?

Daniel K. Williams   |  May 27, 2022

The recent shootings expose the radical individualism of white American evangelicals once more

What If Pro-Choice Politicians Acknowledged That Abortion Is a Moral Problem?

Daniel K. Williams   |  May 16, 2022

If they did, they might find themselves more in line with their constituencies

A Pro-Life Strategy for the Blue States

Daniel K. Williams   |  April 28, 2022

Regional divisions may require an approach that seeks common ground

How to Train Students to Speak Freely

Daniel K. Williams   |  March 22, 2022

Successful free speech in college classrooms hangs on guidance about how to reason

How Did the Establishment Party Become the Party of Insurrection?

Daniel K. Williams   |  February 25, 2022

The new understanding of “legitimate political discourse” was a long time in the making

“The Preacher Must Be an Amos”

Daniel K. Williams   |  January 17, 2022

Christians who use Martin Luther King, Jr. to fight secularism may be the kind of Christian he preached against

Cynical Political Moves Are Not the Best Way to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Daniel K. Williams   |  December 13, 2021

A failure of integrity and goodwill blemish the pro-life cause

Why It Took a Pro-Choice Politician to Remind Pro-Lifers of “Human Dignity and Value”

Daniel K. Williams   |  November 29, 2021

The progressive pro-life voices of the early 1970s echo in surprising ways

Evangelical Churches and the Care of the Poor

Daniel K. Williams   |  October 20, 2021

An approach that seems like common sense runs foul of both scripture and history

How the Party of the College Educated Became the Party Opposed to College

Daniel K. Williams   |  September 24, 2021

A class divide over education portends danger for a democratic people

“Worldview”: No Substitute for Facts

Daniel K. Williams   |  August 23, 2021

What does reason require us to believe?

Abortion and the Class Divide

Daniel K. Williams   |  July 30, 2021

Given the class dynamics surrounding abortion, what methods should pro-life advocates adopt? 

Systemic Failure: White Evangelicals and Critical Race Theory

Daniel K. Williams   |  June 25, 2021

White evangelicals were quick to repent of racism in the civil rights era. That doesn’t mean
they’ll embrace critical race theory today.

Texas and Massachusetts: A Tale of Two States

Daniel K. Williams   |  May 24, 2021

Why have pro-life states opposed COVID restrictions—while pro-choice states have not?

When Liberals Championed Religious Liberty

Daniel K. Williams   |  April 23, 2021

Today, liberals and conservatives square off over religious liberty. Their shared past points to a better end.

What Trillions Can’t Buy

Daniel K. Williams   |  April 12, 2021

The success of the American Rescue Plan hinges on a consensus we appear to lack

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