Cited in article by Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Julie Zauzmer, "At the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump is Likely to Play on White Evangelicals' Fears." The Washington Post, February 6, 2019.
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 6, 2019
Kristin Kobes Du Mez. Published at Religion News Service, February 6, 2019. (RNS) — Not long ago, Baylor historian Thomas Kidd published a short post at The Gospel Coalition blog on the anniversary of Phillis Wheatley’s death. He titled his piece “Phillis Wheatley: An…
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 6, 2019
Marie Kondo almost lost me at the socks. And that was before I’d even started. But I decided to give the folding a try. And I was sold. So I tackled my closet. And then my kitchen. And then, yes,…
Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 11, 2019
Paper "Race, Gender, and the 81 Percent: Defining Evangelicalism and What’s at Stake" cited by Michael Gryboski in The Christian Post. Published January 8, 2019. Complete audio of speech given at American Historical Association, January 5, 2019. Summary from Article: There are "many evangelicalisms" and people…
Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 8, 2019
Paper presented at American Historical Association, January 5, 2019. Panelists Jemar Tisby, Malcolm Foley-Prese, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, and moderator Heath Carter.
Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 5, 2019
This Christmas, it is worth reflecting on what has been lost in the prevailing tendency to creep along the ground of certainty. Perhaps in defending smaller truths, the larger truth has become more difficult to grasp.
Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 25, 2018
Summary: Yes, we need to critique the shortcomings of modern liberalism. But we also need a better model of authority, one shorn of nostalgia, patriarchy, and dangerous inattention to abuses of power. Without that, our future may be even bleaker…
Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 12, 2018
This past weekend, a man entered a Pittsburgh synagogue and massacred 11 people gathered for worship. The assailant was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, three Glock .357 handguns, and a heavy dose of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Minutes before entering the synagogue,…
Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 1, 2018
So, it turns out close to half of all white evangelicals think Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed even if Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault are true. (An NPR/PBS NewHour/Marist poll conducted last week, 48% of white evangelical Christians believed he should be…
Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 4, 2018
In David Brody and Scott Lamb’s book, grace for the president abounds. David Brody and Scott Lamb know they have their work cut out for them. “Donald Trump” and “spiritual life” don’t generally appear in the same sentence, after all.…
Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 28, 2018