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Interview: Religion & Politics, “The Price of White Evangelical Patriarchy”

Interview on July 7, 2020 by Eric Miller, "The Price of White Evangelical Patriarchy." Religion & Politics. Interview. https://religionandpolitics.org/2020/07/07/the-price-of-white-evangelical-patriarchy/ Excerpts: R&P: This book grew out of a piece that you wrote for Religion & Politics, correct? KKD: Yes! Since about 2010, I had been…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 8, 2020

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Interview: Iowa Public Radio, “River to River” with Ben Kieffer

Scheduled for July 7, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Eastern, on "River to River," hosted by Ben Keiffer. Iowa Public Radio. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/programs/river-river#stream/0 Iowa Public Radio "River to River" / Screencapture, July 5, 2020 River to River is Iowa…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 5, 2020

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Review: The National Book Review, 5 Hot Books (July 1, 2020)

"5 Hot Books: How Russia Rigs Elections, Evangelicals and Politics, and More." The National Book Review. 5 Hot Books. July 1, 2020. https://www.thenationalbookreview.com/features/2020/6/29/9tjcykbeqtgwt3suksa4hjbuh0rtx4 National Book Review / Screencapture In her smart, deftly argued book, historian Du Mez delves into white…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 1, 2020

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Review: LitHub Book Marks / #3 Nonfiction

Book Marks Reviews. June 26, 2020. https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation/

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 26, 2020

American Evangelicalism Featured In the Media

Interview with Steve Inskeep: Book, ‘Jesus And John Wayne,’ Explores What It Means To Be A Christian Man

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to history professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez about her new book: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. Screencapture of Interview by Steve Inskeep, NPR News. Morning Edition. June 23,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 23, 2020

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Review of Jesus and John Wayne: Shelf Awareness

Book Review. Shelf Awareness. Issue 930. June 23, 2020. https://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=930#m16272 Jesus and John Wayne, Kristin Kobes Du Mez's urgent, sharp-elbowed survey of the last half-century of white American evangelicalism. . . . The book's subtitle, How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 23, 2020

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If You Want to Understand White Evangelicals, Tour a Hobby Lobby Store

Kristin Kobes Du Mez. The Daily Beast. Opinions. June 21, 2020. https://www.thedailybeast.com/if-you-want-to-understand-white-evangelicals-tour-a-hobby-lobby-store Screencapture of Daily Beast. Images/Kristin Kobes Du Mez Excerpt: Scenes of President Donald Trump proclaiming himself the “president of law and order,” urging the deployment of the military to “dominate…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 21, 2020

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Book Review by Chrissy Stroop: Men of God

“Jesus and John Wayne” is a book that America needs now.Chrissy Stroop, Boston Globe Stroop, Chrissy. "Men of God." The Boston Globe. Book Reviews. Print Edition, N8. June 21, 2020. June 21, 2020. Boston Globe, Book Reviews. Stroop, Chrissy. "'Jesus…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 18, 2020

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Jesus and John Wayne: the Backstory

In a little over a week, my new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation will find its way into the world. When I started the project, I couldn’t have imagined the world it…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 11, 2020

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Is Media Coverage Biased Against Evangelicals in the Midst of the Coronavirus?

How should we talk about white evangelicals during the coronavirus pandemic? On the one hand, there’s been no shortage of critical editorials highlighting the relatively small number of evangelical churches that have refused to comply with public health recommendations and…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 14, 2020

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