Henry G. Brinton (born February 21, 1960) is a contributor to The Washington Post and USA Today, and author of the books Balancing Acts: Obligation, Liberation, and Contemporary Christian Conflicts (CSS Publishing, 2006), The Welcoming Congregation: Roots and Fruits of Christian Hospitality (Westminster John Knox Press, 2012), and three mystery novels City of Peace (Koehler Books, 2018), Windows of the Heavens (Resource Publications, 2021), and War Bug (Resource Publications, 2024).

He is the senior pastor of Fairfax Presbyterian Church, and writes for the preaching journals Homiletics and Proclaim.

He lives in Occoquan, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. Henry and his wife, Nancy Freeborne-Brinton, have two children, Sarah (Sadie) and Samuel Brinton.

Henry was born on February 21, 1960, in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Bowie, Maryland.

This caused Henry to turn to the religious life, which he pursued through studies at Yale Divinity School and parish ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).