David Dark (1969-present) is an American author of books on philosophy and Christianity. He is also a lecturer and professor of theology, and teaches at a women’s correctional facility.
Early life and education
Dark was born in 1969. Geneva College website, Christian Author David Dark to Speak at Geneva College, article dated November 1, 2026 He earned a BA from Middle Tennessee State University. He received his PhD from Vanderbilt University, InterVarsity Press website, David Dark, retrieved November 14, 2024 in 2011.
Career
Dark began his career teaching high school English. He now teaches at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Belmont University as an associate professor of religion and the arts. Yale Divinity School website, Yale Center for Faith & Culture, David Dark: Associate Professor of Religion and the Arts, Belmont University, article dated July 16, 2024 Baptist News website, Politics, faith and mission: A conversation with David Dark, article by Greg Garrett dated April 25, 2024 Nashville Scene website, David Dark is Still Questioning Everything, article by Maria Browning dated January 12, 2023 Dark also teaches at the Tennessee Prison for Women and formerly taught at the now defunct Charles Bass Correctional Facility.
Dark has written six books, as well as a chapter of the book Radiohead and Philosophy: Fitter, Happier More Deductive.GoodReads website, David DarkStanford University website, SearchWorks Catalog section, Radiohead and Philosophy: Fitter, Happier More Deductive His most notable works include Life's Too Short To Pretend You're Not Religious (2016), The Sacredness of Questioning Everything (2009), and Everyday Apocalypse (2002). Dark has also contributed his writing to outlets like MTV News, Books & Culture, Pitchfork, and The Oxford American, Paste, America Magazine, The Christian Century, and Religion News Service.
Awards and recognition The Gospel According to America was included in Publishers’ Weekly’s top religious books of 2005.
Appearances David Dark has spoken at the Festival of Faith and Music at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan several times, including as a workshop speaker in 2003 and 2009, and the keynote speaker at the 2005 and 2007 events. Calvin University website, The 2005 Festival of Faith & Music (2005) Calvin University website, Obsessions (2017) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School website, I'm in it for Beauty, article dated April 26, 2016
He also spoke at the UK’s Greenbelt Festival in 2023. Greenbelt Festival website, Talks: White Supremacist Antichrist Poltergeist
Dark appeared in the 2013 documentary "American Jesus". IMDB website, David Dark
Personal life Dark is married to singer/songwriter Sarah Masen and they live in Nashville, Tennessee with their three children.
Works Books
GoodReads website, The Possibility of America JStor website, We Become What We Normalize: What We Owe Each Other In Worlds That Demand Our Silence
Chapters
External links
GoodReads website, David Dark America Magazine, David Dark
References
External links David Dark's Substack Dark Interviewed by Ray Waddle Coverage in Publishers' Weekly Review of The Sacredness of Questioning Everything