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Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Gordon Wood on Bernard Bailyn: American Religious History and “An Honest Picture of the Past” Dexter Baptist Ave Church, Montgomery, Alabama.Articles & Essays

Gordon Wood on Bernard Bailyn: American Religious History and “An Honest Picture of the Past”

First published in Religion in American History. March 6, 2015.  I wasn’t going to write on Gordon Wood and Bernard Bailyn. I’m not a colonialist. It’s been years since I’ve read their work, which in my recollection is far and away more brilliant than anything I’ve aspired…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
March 6, 2015
Selfishness One Degree Removed: Madeline Southard’s Desacralization of Motherhood and a Tradition of Progressive Methodism Image of hands praying from monumentIn the Media

Selfishness One Degree Removed: Madeline Southard’s Desacralization of Motherhood and a Tradition of Progressive Methodism

M. Madeline Southard (1877–1967) is known among Methodists today for her pioneering work for ecclesiastical rights for women, particularly for the pivotal role she played in the 1920s in opening up ordination to women in the Methodist Church. Among religious…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
May 1, 2014
“Katharine Bushnell” and “Lee Anna Star,” in Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide image of book cover -- three women talkingIn the Media

“Katharine Bushnell” and “Lee Anna Star,” in Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide

Chapters for "Katharine Bushnell" (pp. 100-103) and "Lee Anna Starr" (pp. 473-475). From the Inside Flap "An elegantly written collection of entries examining women's influential reflections on Scripture and their own female identity. Each entry provides an enticing glimpse of…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
October 1, 2012