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David P. Deavel

Associate Professor of Theology, University of St. Thomas (Houston)

AMAC Staff Writing since 2022 @davidpdeavel

228

Articles published

Years with AMAC

Topics covered

Oct 18, 2026

Background

David P. Deavel teaches at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. A past Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute, he is a Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative. Follow him on X (Twitter) @davidpdeavel.

Credentials

Areas of expertise

Catholic theology and thoughtConservative political and cultural commentaryJohn Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn studiesEducation and higher education

Credentials

Associate Professor of Theology, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
Associate Editor, VoegelinView
Senior Contributor, The Imaginative Conservative
2019 Lincoln Fellow, Claremont Institute
Co-editor, 'Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West' (University of Notre Dame Press, 2020)
Former editor-in-chief, Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture
Writing in Catholic World Report, First Things, National Review, Wall Street Journal, and other outlets

Education

B.A., English and Philosophy — Calvin College
M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Theology — Fordham University

Awards

Acton Institute Novak Award (2013)

Editorial standards

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228 articles

Politics

2024 and the New Coalition of the Sane

The current political realignment in the U.S., highlighting the shift of key figures like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., toward supporting Donald Trump, while establishment Republicans like Dick Cheney endorse Democrats.

Sep 8, 2024

Politics

Trump vs. the Interagency

Joe Biden is not running a second term, seems be on vacation more then he's not and Harris is talking about what she would do if she was in charge. So who is running our country?

Sep 1, 2024