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Religion News Service, “For Insurrectionists, a Violent Faith Brewed from Nationalism, Conspiracies and Jesus,” by Jack Jenkins

Excerpts: As insurrectionists began the attack on the Capitol, a banner waved above the throng. It read: 'Proud American Christian.' “A mistake a lot of people have made over the past few years … is to suggest there is some…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 12, 2021

Articles & Essays Church History Spirituality

On Pandemic Christmas Eve

For many of us, this is a Christmas without family celebrations, mall Santas, rousing performances of Handel’s Messiah, and Christmas Eve candlelight services. All is not lost, however. Starbucks has come through with a lovely selection of red-and-green holiday cups, one…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 24, 2020

In the Media Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Jesus and John Wayne Selected as one of 2020’s “Most Intriguing Books on Religion,” Religion News Service

Excerpts: Our reading list this year, like the rest of our lives, was colored by the triple whammy of 2020: the pandemic, the racial justice protests and the presidential election. But given the unpredictability of these 12 jam-packed, crisis-filled months,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 23, 2020

Articles & Essays Christian Thought

Confronting Toxic Christianity

The latest scandal to rock American evangelicalism is more of the same but with a fresh, updated feel. James MacDonald, Paige Patterson, Mark Driscoll, and Bill Hybels, to name just a few evangelical pastors caught up in abuses of power,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 10, 2020

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In the Media Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Jesus and John Wayne Selected 2020 Book of the Year by Englewood Review of Books

Excerpt: In an absolutely devastating closing chapter (titled “Evangelical Mulligans”) Du Mez traces many accounts of the all-too-frequent public failings of prominent evangelical leaders, and the knee-jerk efforts of those in similar positions of power to defend them while invalidating…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 9, 2020

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Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: Background Briefing with Ian Masters (KPFK FM 90.7 Los Angeles)

DESCRIPTION: Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 8, 2020

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American Evangelicalism Talks & Lectures

Calvin University: History Department Colloquium, “Jesus and John Wayne”

Kristin Kobes Du Mez. Interview with Katherine Van Liere. History Department Colloquium. Calvin University. November 18, 2020. https://youtu.be/Ki8yNcRFkYk https://youtu.be/Ki8yNcRFkYk

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 19, 2020

In the Media

CBS News, “White evangelical support for Trump goes beyond his policies, supporters and historians say,” by Shayna Freisleben

Excerpts: When Donald Trump powered his way to presidential victory in 2016, defying the expectations of many polling experts, it quickly became evident that White, self-identifying born-again or evangelical Christian voters were among the most crucial components of his winning…

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 2, 2020

Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Review: Covenant Companion, the Official Magazine of the Evangelical Covenant Church, “Reexamining Evangelical Culture,” by Kurt Peterson

Excerpts: Many who read this book, and this review, for that matter, will find Du Mez’s thesis harsh and culturally charged. It is. Whether or not readers agree with all of her arguments, Jesus and John Wayne offers discerning evangelicals the opportunity…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 28, 2020

In the Media

“Trump Has Weaponized Masculinity As President. Here’s Why It Matters,” by Danielle Kurtzleben

Weekend Edition Saturday, Audio File Excerpts: Trump's overt hypermasculinity was a defining feature of his candidacy in 2016, whether he was talking about his testosterone count or his penis size or shrugging off the infamous Access Hollywood tape, in which he talked about committing…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 28, 2020

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