There’s no dearth of great histories of Texas and they just keep coming – Big Wonderful Thing by Stephen Harrigan and God Save Texas by Lawrence Wright, to name just a few from the last few years. Religious historian Joseph Locke’s new addition to the canon tells the story of how religion has influenced our state’s fate, as venue First Light writes, “from the cosmological cave art of Indigenous peoples thousands of years ago to the megachurches and Christian nationalism that shape the state's politics today.” Meet the author himself at 6pm, followed by a conversation at 6:30 and a signing afterward. A copy of the book and a reserved seat are included with a ticket. – Lina Fisher
