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Interview: Religion & Politics, “The Price of White Evangelical Patriarchy,” with Eric Miller

Interview on July 7, 2020. Religion & Politics. Excerpts: R&P: This book grew out of a piece that you wrote for Religion & Politics, correct? KKD: Yes! Since about 2010, I had been giving talks on evangelicalism and masculinity and had been approached by…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 8, 2020

In the Media Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: Iowa Public Radio, “River to River,” with Ben Kieffer

July 7, 2020 . Iowa Public Radio. Iowa Public Radio "River to River" / Screencapture, July 5, 2020 River to River is Iowa Public Radio's talk program focusing on the news, issues and events in our state. This national award-winning program…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 5, 2020

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In the Media Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Review: The National Book Review, 5 Hot Books (July 1, 2020)

National Book Review / Screencapture In her smart, deftly argued book, historian Du Mez delves into white evangelicals’ militantly patriarchal expressions of faith and their unwavering support for libertine President Donald Trump. The National Book Review, July 1, 2020 "5…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 1, 2020

In the Media Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Review: LitHub Book Marks / #3 Nonfiction

Book Marks Reviews. June 26, 2020. https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation/

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 26, 2020

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Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: Mindshift Podcast, “Bonus Episode – Jesus and John Wayne”

"Bonus Episode - Jesus and John Wayne: Muscular, Masculine White Evangelical Christianity (with Kristin Kobes Du Mez." Mindshift Podcast. June 23, 2020. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bonus-episode-jesus-john-wayne-muscular-masculine-white/id1199559501?i=1000479311879

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 23, 2020

American Evangelicalism Featured In the Media Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: NPR, Morning Edition, “Book, ‘Jesus And John Wayne,’ Explores What It Means To Be A Christian Man,” with Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to history professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez about her new book: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. Screencapture of Interview by Steve Inskeep, NPR News. Morning Edition. June 23,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 23, 2020

In the Media Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Review: Shelf Awareness

Jesus and John Wayne, Kristin Kobes Du Mez's urgent, sharp-elbowed survey of the last half-century of white American evangelicalism. . . . The book's subtitle, How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, suggests an excoriating approach, but Du…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 23, 2020

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Featured In the Media

If You Want to Understand White Evangelicals, Tour a Hobby Lobby Store

The Daily Beast. Opinions. June 21, 2020. https://www.thedailybeast.com/if-you-want-to-understand-white-evangelicals-tour-a-hobby-lobby-store Screencapture of Daily Beast. Images/Kristin Kobes Du Mez Excerpt: Scenes of President Donald Trump proclaiming himself the “president of law and order,” urging the deployment of the military to “dominate the streets,” and then…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 21, 2020

Featured In the Media Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Book Review: Boston Globe, “Men of God,” by Chrissy Stroop

“Jesus and John Wayne” is a book that America needs now.Chrissy Stroop, Boston Globe Stroop, Chrissy. "Men of God." The Boston Globe. Book Reviews. Print Edition, N8. June 21, 2020. June 21, 2020. Boston Globe, Book Reviews. Stroop, Chrissy. "'Jesus…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 18, 2020

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Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship Work & Family

Jesus and John Wayne: the Backstory

In a little over a week, my new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation will find its way into the world. When I started the project, I couldn’t have imagined the world it…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 11, 2020

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