One State Under God: A History of Religion in Texas
A broad and accessible history of religion in Texas, from the cosmological rock art of the First Texans to the conservative politics of Christian nationalists
“An impressive work that deserves the careful attention of anyone interested in the history of Texas” – Robert Wuthnow
"A masterful survey of Texas-styled faith" - Darren Dochuk
amazon.com | utpress.utexas.edu
Event Dates:
July 14, 6:00pm: Interabang Books, Dallas, Texas
July 15, 6:00pm: First Light Books, Austin, Texas
July 16, 6:30pm: Brazos Bookstore, Houston, Texas
July 17, 5:30pm: Twig Bookstore, San Antonio, Texas
Publicity/Press
"One State Under Whose God?", Texas Observer
"What to Read This Summer," Texas Monthly
"Texas Is One State Under God, But ...," The Austin Chronicle
Interview, Houston Matters
"Jesus Is (More) Than Just Alright in Texas," Houston Press
"How Texas Got Religion," Texas Matters
"Running on Faith," KERA News
Associate Professor of American History at The University of North Texas.
Author of One State Under God: A History of Religion in Texas (University of Texas, 2026) and Making the Bible Belt: Texas Prohibitionists and the Politicization of Southern Religion (Oxford University Press, 2017).
Co-creator of The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook (Stanford University Press, 2019/2026)
Email: josephllocke@gmail.com
CV (pdf): Curriculum Vitae
Joseph L. Locke
