Interview. Scott M. Coley. "Episode 11: Jesus and John Wayne." Faith, Philosophy & Politics: Conversations about Religion, Ethics and Social Systems. March 15, 2021. https://www.podomatic.com/embed/html5/episode/9982204
Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 15, 2021
Lecture. Luther Lee Lecture Series. John Wesley Honors College. Indiana Wesleyan University. March 15, 2021 https://www.indwes.edu/academics/jwhc/campus-events
Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 15, 2021
Excerpts: Q: Jesus and John Wayne specifically traces how white patriarchy and White Evangelicalism became intertwined. Both as an author and as a professor of history, in what ways have you found that White Evangelicals are unaware of their own history?…
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 24, 2021
“Are you going rogue?” The question startled me. It had come from a professor at another Christian university, someone I hadn’t met before. This was in the months before Jesus and John Wayne published, but she was responding to some of my…
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 18, 2021
Lecture: "Confronting History Webinar." George L. Mosse Program in History. University of Wisconsin-Madison. February 5, 2021. Remote, Published March 9, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZVvd--7D0 Kristin Kobes Du Mez, "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation"…
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 5, 2021
Description: A year ago, the SNF Agora Institute met in Cincinnati to explore what diverse people of faith, civic leaders, and community organizations could learn from each other about the relationship of faith, race, and politics as we headed into…
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 3, 2021
Excerpts: Thus, while I might quibble with some of the details in Jesus and John Wayne, I finished this book and felt like Han Solo in The Force Awakens: “Crazy thing is, it’s true—all of it. It’s all true.” And especially true…
Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 25, 2021
Excerpts: Myth No. 1: Evangelical beliefs come strictly from the Bible But evangelicals’ beliefs are often molded by political and cultural allegiances, not just biblical texts. Political scientist Michele Margolis has demonstrated that politics can shape religious choices, just as religious belief…
Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 22, 2021