Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Author at Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Articles & Essays Christian Women Church History

Why We Need to Know the History of Our Churches

The fact remains that most American Christians remain startlingly ignorant of critical aspects of their church’s history. Learning this history can help us more faithfully know ourselves, love others, and follow Christ.

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 7, 2017

Hillary Clinton In the Media

“Hillary Wants to Preach”

Interviewed by Emma Green for The Atlantic. Published August 6, 2017. Summary: Religion is playing a big role in Clinton’s post-election tour. What does she have to gain from sharing her faith now? Excerpts: Hillary Clinton wants to preach. That’s what…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 6, 2017

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Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Work & Family

Gender, Family, And Productive Labor: A (Very) Brief History

In the end, history doesn’t offer clear answers when it comes to addressing issues of gender, family, and labor. But a knowledge of history and its complexities can help us ask better questions.

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 24, 2017

Articles & Essays Hillary Clinton

The Democrats Have a Religion Problem. But They’re Not the Only Ones.

So, you’ve probably heard by now: The Democrats have a religion problem. Historian Daniel K. Williams certainly isn’t the first to make this case, but in light of Jon Ossoff’s defeat in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District last week, Williams thought…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 29, 2017

Church History Talks & Lectures

Why the Church Needs History, Especially Now: A Historian’s Vision for Equipping the Church

Talk delivered at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Colloquium. Published June 28, 2017. At a time of increasing cultural and political polarization, the North American church faces enormous challenges in embodying the unity of Christ and living out Christ's…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 28, 2017

Book Reviews Christian Thought

Time for Kierkegaard

Summer is here. For academics, that means there just might be time to pick up a random book and read it for pleasure. For those of us in American religious history, Heath Carter has just tweeted a handy list of 150…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 15, 2017

Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Culture

10 Things Christians Get Wrong About Feminism

1. “Christian feminism” is an oxymoron…and “secular feminism” is a tautology. Yes, there are certainly “secular feminists,” and there are some who are downright hostile to Christianity. But to consider Christianity and feminism as mutually exclusive obscures a long and…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 18, 2017

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Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship Culture

Fairness for All: A Call for Culture Peacemakers?

For nearly half a century, American Christians have, to greater and lesser degrees, embraced the role of culture warriors. As evangelicals began to stake a claim on American culture and politics, they invoked the language of rights while lamenting the…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 4, 2017

Donald Trump In the Media

“Linguists Search for Words in Parsing Trump’s Oratory”

Interviewed by Matt Sedensky for AP News story. Published April 26, 2017. Summary: Campaign promises may have been reshaped and some self-imposed deadlines reset. But among the things kept intact in the opening months of the new administration is the unmistakably…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 26, 2017

Articles & Essays Christian Women Sexual Abuse & #MeToo

Please Stop Talking About “The Mother of All Bombs”

Last Thursday the United States military dropped a bomb on ISIS targets in eastern Afghanistan. Not just any bomb: the largest non-nuclear bomb in America’s arsenal, the 21,000-pound GBU-43/B, also known as the MOAB—a Massive Ordinance Air Blast. Apparently also…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 20, 2017

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