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Christian Scholarship Featured Talks & Lectures

“Where Do Women Belong? A Critique of Patrick Deneen’s Why Liberalism Failed”

Summary: Yes, we need to critique the shortcomings of modern liberalism. But we also need a better model of authority, one shorn of nostalgia, patriarchy, and dangerous inattention to abuses of power. Without that, our future may be even bleaker…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 12, 2018

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Book Chapters & Journals Sexual Abuse

Women Saw #MeToo Coming 100 Years Ago. When Will We Listen?

Thrilled to have contributed an essay to this collection on evangelicalism’s engagement with women, gender, sexuality, and abuse. CBE will be distributing it to all participants at this year’s gathering of the Evangelical Theological Society—a group not generally known for…

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 17, 2018

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Featured

Why is Fear an Evangelical Habit of Mind?

This past weekend, a man entered a Pittsburgh synagogue and massacred 11 people gathered for worship. The assailant was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, three Glock .357 handguns, and a heavy dose of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Minutes before entering the synagogue,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 1, 2018

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Articles & Essays Sexual Abuse

Evangelicals, Let’s Talk About Violence Against Women

So, it turns out close to half of all white evangelicals think Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed even if Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault are true. (An NPR/PBS NewHour/Marist poll conducted last week, 48% of white evangelical Christians believed he should be…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 4, 2018

The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography

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This Ridiculous “Spiritual Biography” of Trump is No Joke

In David Brody and Scott Lamb’s book, grace for the president abounds. David Brody and Scott Lamb know they have their work cut out for them. “Donald Trump” and “spiritual life” don’t generally appear in the same sentence, after all.…

Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 28, 2018

American Evangelicalism Interviews & Podcasts

Season-Two Update: Impolite Company with Nish and Amy, Episode 31

Interview with Nish Weiseth (Cosmopolitan, The BBC, Deseret News) and Amy Sullivan (TIME Magazine, Yahoo News, NYTimes). Episode 31: The It's-Almost-Time-for-Season-Two! Update September 13, 2018 We're just days away from launching the second season of Impolite Company, listeners! In the…

Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 13, 2018

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Featured

Hobby Lobby Evangelicalism

Is evangelicalism a political movement? There’s been a lot of talk about how to define evangelicalism of late, much of it centering around this question. I’ve been guilty of contributing more than my share to this seemingly endless (and to me,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 6, 2018

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Featured

Evangelicalism is an Imagined Religious Community

Perhaps you’ve heard. One month ago, evangelical women “hit pause” on the culture wars. It might surprise you to hear that this olive branch was extended in response to President Trump’s proposed Supreme Court pick. While many evangelicals were celebrating…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 9, 2018

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Articles & Essays Women & Gender

Women Saw #MeToo Coming 100 Years Ago. When Will We Listen?

In 2018, the #MeToo movement came to American Protestantism. Emboldened with the hope that they will no longer be silenced, women are speaking out to expose the misogyny and abuse they’ve long endured in Christian homes, churches, and seminaries. A…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 27, 2018

Book Reviews Women & Gender

Biblical Porn: Mark Driscoll’s Evangelical Empire – an interview with author Jessica Johnson

Feminist anthropologist Jessica Johnson has just published a fascinating study, Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll’s Evangelical Empire, with Duke University Press. She joins us today to discuss her timely new book. KDM: What led you to decide…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 12, 2018

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“Where Do Women Belong? A Critique of Patrick Deneen’s Why Liberalism Failed”

Women Saw #MeToo Coming 100 Years Ago. When Will We Listen?

Why is Fear an Evangelical Habit of Mind?

Evangelicals, Let’s Talk About Violence Against Women

This Ridiculous “Spiritual Biography” of Trump is No Joke

Season-Two Update: Impolite Company with Nish and Amy, Episode 31

Hobby Lobby Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism is an Imagined Religious Community

Women Saw #MeToo Coming 100 Years Ago. When Will We Listen?

Biblical Porn: Mark Driscoll’s Evangelical Empire – an interview with author Jessica Johnson

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