Ben Daniel is the pastor of Montclair Presbyterian Church in Oakland, California, and is an award-winning writer of faith-based, left-leaning, social and political commentary whose work has appeared in a wide variety of online, print, broadcast, and video publications both in the United States and internationally. His books include Grace Over Guns (Herald Press, 2026), Neighbor: Christian Encounters with “Illegal” Immigration (Westminster John Knox, 2010), The Search for Truth About Islam (Westminster John Knox, 2013), and Thoughtful Christianity, (Westminster John Knox, 2015). He is represented by Mark Tauber at the Watermark Agency.