Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Author at Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Dexter Baptist Ave Church, Montgomery, Alabama.

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Church History

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 MezMarch 6, 2015

Articles & Essays Culture

Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Maraschino Cherries, and the Meaning of Autumn

It’s that time again. The air is turning crisp, the leaves are turning colors, and all thoughts turn to…pumpkin spice. (Actually, just like Christmas shopping starts earlier and earlier each year, pumpkin spice season seems to be inching forward each…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 24, 2014

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Book Chapters & Journals Church History

Reorienting American Religious History: The Case of Katharine Bushnell

Today, American religious history, and the study of conservative evangelicalism in particular, remain a vibrant enterprise, continuing to illuminate powerful currents in American culture and politics. Yet as religious historians search for elusive "new directions" and attempt to speak to…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 10, 2014

Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists Church History

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 MezMay 1, 2014

Articles & Essays Christian Women Purity Culture

“Strong in Body, Mind, and Spirit”: Purity Movements and Sexual Aggression

A disturbing new study by Marquette University sociologist Heather R. Hlavka reports how young women today have “normalized” sexual assault to the point that they are often unable to identify harassment and rape for what they are—criminal acts. Based on an examination…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 25, 2014

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Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Christian Women

Selfishness or Sacrifice? Rethinking the Second Sunday in May

It won't be long until another Mother’s Day is upon us, and I have to admit that I’m a bit ambivalent when it comes to this holiday. It’s not that I don’t cherish the construction-paper cards and hand-crafted presents my…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 1, 2013

Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists

Leaving Eden: Resurrecting the Work of Katharine Bushnell and Lee Anna Starr

“Leaving Eden: Resurrecting the Work of Katharine Bushnell and Lee Anna Starr. Breaking Boundaries: Female Biblical Interpreters who Challenged the Status Quo, ed. Nancy Calvert Koyzis and Heather Weir (T&T Clark, 2010): 144-168.

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 10, 2012

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Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists Church History

“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 MezOctober 1, 2012

Book Reviews Christian Scholarship Culture

The Legislation That Made the Greatest Generation

DECEMBER 2007: REVIEW With its red, white, and blue cover and patriotic stars sprinkled throughout the text, Edward Humes’Over Here: How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream appears to be yet another paean to America’s “Greatest Generation.” In many ways…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 16, 2007

Book Reviews Christian Scholarship

Review of R. Marie Griffith, Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity

Cite: DuMez, Kristin Kobes. "Review of R. Marie Griffith, Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity." Fides et Historia, Vol. 38, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2006. Book Review. R. Marie Griffith. Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 27, 2006

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