David P. Gushee
David P. Gushee is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by David P. Gushee
On LGBT equality, middle ground is disappearing
By David P. Gushee — August 22, 2016
(RNS) You are either for full and unequivocal LGBT equality, or you are against it.
Words still matter
By David P. Gushee — August 16, 2016
Those who sin with words reveal holes in their character that we must take seriously.
On Trump: What is the word for ‘beyond appalled’?
By David P. Gushee — August 11, 2016
Grief now seems a more appropriate response than anything else.
How my grandson is saving me
By David P. Gushee — August 10, 2016
In which the author talks about the wonder of being a grandfather.
Trump, Khan and the muddle of US foreign policy
By David P. Gushee — August 1, 2016
(RNS) Does Clinton, Trump or anybody else really know the best way forward for U.S. foreign policy?
When ministers pray at political conventions: A reader quiz
By David P. Gushee — July 27, 2016
What do you think is really going on with all these ministers praying at these political conventions?
My instant analysis of Donald Trump’s acceptance speech
By David P. Gushee — July 21, 2016
A Christian ethicist offers his take on the most important speech of Mr. Trump's life.
Ten reasons Facebook died for me last Friday
By David P. Gushee — July 13, 2016
Write me a letter by longhand. Commission a carrier pigeon.
How do we pray for our wounded, divided nation?
By David P. Gushee — July 11, 2016
(RNS) The more concrete is our prayer, the more political it seems, and the more likely it is to offend.
Why Alton Sterling and Philando Castile might reject a beloved biblical passage
By David P. Gushee — July 7, 2016
(RNS) When government authorities terrorize the innocent, we must resist them with every fiber of our being.
What Elie Wiesel meant to me
By David P. Gushee — July 5, 2016
A personal tribute to the leading voice of Holocaust remembrance in the United States.
Seven hard truths about America this July 4th weekend
By David P. Gushee — June 30, 2016
We are bruised from failed foreign wars, and six other hard truths about America this July 4th.
The ‘Very Good Gospel’ of Shalom
By David P. Gushee — June 28, 2016
Contrasting a personal salvation Christian Gospel with a morally richer shalom Gospel.
What exactly is the Christian story?
By David P. Gushee — June 20, 2016
Is the grand old Christian story still believable? Can it be told in different ways?
When forbidden sexuality meets unchanging religious tradition
By David P. Gushee — June 14, 2016
(RNS) I want you. God says I can't want you. So I must kill you. Was this what happened in Orlando?
