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Interview: National Public Radio, All Things Considered, “You Know the Phrase ‘Live Laugh Love,’ But Do You Know Its History?” All Things Considered NPR logo blue background on white wordsFeaturedIn the Media

Interview: National Public Radio, All Things Considered, “You Know the Phrase ‘Live Laugh Love,’ But Do You Know Its History?”

Inteview by Juana Summers September 14, 2026 All Things Considered You know the phrase "Live Laugh Love," but do you know its history? : NPR NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kristin Kobez Du Mez about 'Live Laugh Love: The Secret…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
September 15, 2026
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Conference: The Age of Roe: The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in America harvard radcliffe institute logo.FeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Conference: The Age of Roe: The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in America

Session 3: American Public Life Aziza Ahmed, professor of law, Boston University School of Law Kristin Kobes Du Mez, professor of history, Calvin University  Daniel K. Williams, professor of history, University of West Georgia Moderator: Andrew R. Lewis, associate professor, School…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
January 27, 2023
Interview: PBS, Amanpour & Co, “Kristin Du Mez: How Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith,” with Michel Martin pbs logo white letters on blue backgroundFeaturedIn the Media

Interview: PBS, Amanpour & Co, “Kristin Du Mez: How Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith,” with Michel Martin

The likely demise of Roe v. Wade has galvanized America’s evangelicals. Who exactly are they? And how do they influence politics? Kristin Du Mez is a professor at Calvin University and a historian of American Christianity. Her book "Jesus and…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
May 5, 2022
Interview: NPR, Morning Edition, “Sen. Josh Hawley Claims Masculinity is Under Attack. This Historian Disagrees,” with Steve Inskeep npr logo (medium)FeaturedIn the Media

Interview: NPR, Morning Edition, “Sen. Josh Hawley Claims Masculinity is Under Attack. This Historian Disagrees,” with Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to history professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez about her new Josh Hawley's claim that masculinity is under attack. For a complete transcript and to listen to the interview, visit Sen. Josh Hawley claims without evidence that…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
November 11, 2021
Interview: The NPR Politics Podcast, “For White Evangelicals, The Identity is About More Than Religious Faith,” with Danielle Kurtzleben NPR Politics Podcast LogoFeaturedIn the Media

Interview: The NPR Politics Podcast, “For White Evangelicals, The Identity is About More Than Religious Faith,” with Danielle Kurtzleben

In the latest installment of the Politics Podcast book club, NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben interviews Calvin University historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez about Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. For the complete episode…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
October 2, 2021
Washington Post, “How a book about evangelicals, Trump and militant masculinity became a surprise bestseller,” by Sarah Pulliam Bailey image of logo of the washington postFeaturedIn the Media

Washington Post, “How a book about evangelicals, Trump and militant masculinity became a surprise bestseller,” by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Excerpts: When historian Kristin Du Mez’s latest book, “Jesus and John Wayne,” came out in the summer of 2020, it received little attention from mainstream gatekeepers and reviewers. But the book, which explores evangelical fondness for former president Donald Trump…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
July 16, 2021