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“The Public and Private Faith of Hillary Clinton”

Interview by Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor, for the second of two stories on the religious beliefs of the presidential nominees, "The Public and Private Faith of Hillary Clinton." CNN, October 31, 2016. Excerpt As first lady, Clinton says, she…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 31, 2016

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Articles & Essays Christian Women Purity Culture

The Problem with Protecting our Wives and Daughters

Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad many evangelicals are lining up to condemn Trump’s vulgar behavior, revealed most recently (and incontrovertibly) in the appalling video tape released by the Washington Post last Friday. Jerry Falwell Jr., a staunch Trump supporter, had this to…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton In the Media

“The Deep Disgust for Hillary Clinton that Drives so Many Evangelicals to Support Trump”

Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey of The Washington Post for "The Deep Disgust for Hillary Clinton that Drives so Many Evangelicals to Support Trump." Published in Acts of Faith: Religion Headlines that Matter. Excerpt: New to the political scene, Trump offers white evangelicals…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 9, 2016

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Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Christian Women Church History

An Open Letter to the ESV Translation Committee

I’m not a biblical translator, or even a biblical scholar. I’m a historian. As a historian, I was intrigued when I heard the news that “the Permanent Text of the ESV Bible” had been released. (The English Standard Version, for…

Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 22, 2016

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Church History

History, Empathy, and Race in America

In the white paper “Measuring College Learning in History” (a surprisingly good read as far as literature on assessment in higher education goes), Lendol Calder and Tracy Steffes discuss the virtues of historical inquiry. “History offers a critical perspective on…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton In the Media

“The (Mostly) Secret Faith Life of Hillary Clinton”

Interviewed by Michael O'Loughlin for America: The Jesuit Review, Politics & Society. Published August 15, 2016. Excerpts: In the moments after delivering the biggest speech of her political life, when the balloons had finished falling and the upbeat music had faded…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 15, 2016

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Articles & Essays Donald Trump Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, By Their Words

by Katelyn Guichelaar and Kristin Du Mez The national party conventions of the past two weeks have offered us political theatrics, stolen words, and soaring rhetoric. They also provide us with a moment to reflect on the paths each candidate…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton Interviews & Podcasts

The Deep Roots of Our Hillary Hostility: Christianity Today, Quick Listen, Episode 20

Interview by Katelyn Beaty, Editor at Large for Christianity Today (2016). Beaty and Du Mez discuss events with fellow scholar Alan Nobel, English professor at Oklahoma Baptist University. About the Episode Earlier this week, ESPN’s analytics site FiveThirtyEight gave…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 27, 2016

Articles & Essays Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton’s History of Faith is Long and Rich. This Week, She Should Talk About It.

Facebook Post, July 26, 2016 So when the Washington Post calls, you drop everything. Apologies to my family, whom I neglected for approx 36 hours. Disclaimer: my original editor gave me 1200 words. I used 1197 of them. Next editor…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 26, 2016

Articles & Essays Christian Thought Hillary Clinton

Can Hillary Clinton’s Faith Help Her Lead a Fractured Nation?

First Published: Religion & Politics. July 25, 2016. https://religionandpolitics.org/2016/07/25/can-clintons-faith-help-her-lead-a-fractured-nation/ Last month, at a closed meeting with evangelical leaders, Donald Trump asserted his Christian bona fides. He boasted of his child-rearing practices, touted the virtues of Sunday School, identified religious liberty as “the…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 21, 2016

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