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Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Interview: The NPR Politics Podcast, “For White Evangelicals, The Identity is About More Than Religious Faith,” with Danielle Kurtzleben NPR Politics Podcast LogoFeaturedIn the Media

Interview: The NPR Politics Podcast, “For White Evangelicals, The Identity is About More Than Religious Faith,” with Danielle Kurtzleben

In the latest installment of the Politics Podcast book club, NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben interviews Calvin University historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez about Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. For the complete episode…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
October 2, 2021
Washington Post, “How a book about evangelicals, Trump and militant masculinity became a surprise bestseller,” by Sarah Pulliam Bailey image of logo of the washington postFeaturedIn the Media

Washington Post, “How a book about evangelicals, Trump and militant masculinity became a surprise bestseller,” by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Excerpts: When historian Kristin Du Mez’s latest book, “Jesus and John Wayne,” came out in the summer of 2020, it received little attention from mainstream gatekeepers and reviewers. But the book, which explores evangelical fondness for former president Donald Trump…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
July 16, 2021
Interview: The Chris Voss Show Podcast, “Jesus and John Wayne (Paperback),” with Chris Voss logo for the chris voss show; silver letters on blue backgroundIn the Media

Interview: The Chris Voss Show Podcast, “Jesus and John Wayne (Paperback),” with Chris Voss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-M-XKWkgjE&t=192s Interview. Kristin Kobes Du Mez. "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith & Fractured a Nation - Paperback." The Chris Voss Show. Chris Voss. June 10, 2021. https://thechrisvossshow.com/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-kristin-kobes-du-mez-jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation-paperback/
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
June 10, 2021
Interview: All that to Say Podcast, “Kristin Kobes Du Mez: John Wayne, Gender, and Other Ideas That Shaped the White Evangelical Church,” with Jim Lyon logo for all that to say podcastIn the Media

Interview: All that to Say Podcast, “Kristin Kobes Du Mez: John Wayne, Gender, and Other Ideas That Shaped the White Evangelical Church,” with Jim Lyon

In this in-depth interview, history and gender studies scholar Kristin Kobes Du Mez unpacks research that traces the roots of Christian nationalism, patriarchy, and masculinity, and the degree to which they align with the Biblical teachings of Jesus. She also…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
June 7, 2021
Interview: The Bible for Normal People, “Episode 170: A Modern Church History of Toxic Masculinity,’ with Pete Enns headshot of kristin du mez wearing blue sweater and red shirt over logo for the bible for normal peopleIn the Media

Interview: The Bible for Normal People, “Episode 170: A Modern Church History of Toxic Masculinity,’ with Pete Enns

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast,  Pete and Jared talk with Kristin Kobes Du Mez about patterns of toxic masculinity in the white Evangelical church as they explore the following questions:  What led Du Mez to be…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
June 6, 2021
Interview: The Other Journal, with Justin R. Phillips and Zachary Thomas Settle logo for the other journalIn the Media

Interview: The Other Journal, with Justin R. Phillips and Zachary Thomas Settle

"John Wayne, Jesus Christ, and the Question of Evangelicalism: An Interview with Kristin Kobes Du Mez." Issue 33: Reimagine Issue. The Other Journal: An Intersection of Theology & Culture. May 27, 2021. https://theotherjournal.com/2021/05/27/john-wayne-jesus-interview-kristin-kobes-du-mez Excerpts: TOJ: Following the Trump presidency and…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
May 27, 2021