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God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America

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New piece on ICE, Cities Church, and American Christianity

I wrote a short piece for Religion News Service on ICE, Cities Church, and the disruption of American Christianity: https://religionnews.com/2026/01/29/i...

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Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers

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Serve and Protect: Selected Essays on Just Policing

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Religion in the Lands That Became America: A New History

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Jun 06, 2012 07:49AM

Molly wrote: "Your new photo is amazing. You really haven't changed much, have you?"

Ha, guess not. Although I'm not packin' heat any longer since the whole mennonite/nonviolence thing happened. But I still try to keep a sly look on my face.

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Jun 06, 2012 07:39AM

Your new photo is amazing. You really haven't changed much, have you?

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