Dennis Covington is the author of six books, including Salvation on Sand Mountain, a finalist for the National Book Award. His most recent book is Revelation: A Search for Faith in a Violent Religious World.
Dennis Covington
Rising Again
A writer finds much that hasn’t changed in the former Confederacy
by Dennis Covington | Monday, July 22, 2019
The Death of Innocents
A look at the silent suffering of those caught in the crossfire
by Dennis Covington | Monday, September 17, 2018
On Truth Telling and Dictatorship
A journalist reflects on the value of a free press—and the consequences of its subversion
by Dennis Covington | Tuesday, October 31, 2017
The Old Home Place
For many members of my family, it was a mental institution
by Dennis Covington | Friday, March 23, 2018
Freelancing
When experience counts for more than a credential
by Dennis Covington | Friday, March 16, 2018
Leaving Alabama
The joy and agony of crossing state lines
by Dennis Covington | Friday, February 09, 2018
Take It, But Be Prepared to Lose It
Love is the thing we most hope for
by Dennis Covington | Friday, February 02, 2018
A Walk on the Beach
There's nothing better for cleansing the soul
by Dennis Covington | Friday, January 26, 2018
May Their Burdens Be Lifted
Notes from El Salvador’s civil war
by Dennis Covington | Friday, January 19, 2018
Past Perfect
Memories of trips to Florida, then and now
by Dennis Covington | Friday, January 05, 2018
Resting in Peace
A long-ago death and the strange solace of language
by Dennis Covington | Friday, December 29, 2017
Who Says You Can’t Go Home?
In dark times, a ray of hope in Alabama
by Dennis Covington | Friday, December 15, 2017
My Grandson’s Run
An expression of love brings to mind others withheld
by Dennis Covington | Friday, December 22, 2017
The Dog Fight
When misunderstanding and good intentions collide
by Dennis Covington | Friday, December 08, 2017
Remembrance of Things Present
The future meets the past
by Dennis Covington | Friday, December 01, 2017
The Inner Above
A place to read and daydream and be alone
by Dennis Covington | Friday, October 27, 2017
The Bloody Theater of the Texas Mennonites
Faith in the cancer ward
by Dennis Covington | Friday, November 17, 2017
One Nation Under God
The contentious role of Christianity in politics
by Dennis Covington | Monday, March 06, 2017
Manifest Poverty
Poor southern whites have long been a people without a country
by Dennis Covington | Monday, June 06, 2016
Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons
The power of specificity