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Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Book Review: Salon.com, “How the Evangelical Movement Became Donald Trump’s ‘Bitch’ – and Yes, I Know what that Word Signifies,” by Michael Rea In the MediaReviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Book Review: Salon.com, “How the Evangelical Movement Became Donald Trump’s ‘Bitch’ – and Yes, I Know what that Word Signifies,” by Michael Rea

Excerpts: As an evangelical myself, I can see how far the movement has sunk — even to betraying its own ideal of masculinity In her recent book, "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
September 9, 2020
Review: Church History, by Jon Butler front cover for church history at Cambridge university pressChurch HistoryIn the MediaReviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Review: Church History, by Jon Butler

Church History , Volume 89 , Issue 3 , September 2020 , pp. 747 - 750DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009640720001936 Excerpts: Kristin Kobes Du Mez's startling Jesus and John Wayne assesses the religious culture that produced an outpouring of evangeltical support for the distinctly non-evangelical Republican Donald J. Trump in…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
September 1, 2020
Interview: Powers & Principalities, “Jesus and John Wyane with Kristin Kobes DuMez,” by Blake Chastain bible with words "Powers and Principalities"Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: Powers & Principalities, “Jesus and John Wyane with Kristin Kobes DuMez,” by Blake Chastain

Interview. "Jesus and John Wyane with Kristin Kobes DuMez." Blake Chastain. Powers and Principalities. Podcast. August 31, 2020. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-2-jesus-and-john-wayne-with-kristin-kobes-du-mez/id1524975376?i=1000489621406 "If you've spent time in white evangelical circles, much of this will ring true; if you wonder why evangelicals are drawn…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
August 31, 2020
Interview: The Holy Post Podcast, “419: Rethinking Roe, Crotch Christianity, & Militant Masculinity.” screencapture of the holy post podcast episode 419 with image of kristin kobes dumezIn the MediaInterviews & Podcasts

Interview: The Holy Post Podcast, “419: Rethinking Roe, Crotch Christianity, & Militant Masculinity.”

https://youtu.be/9mdhkOe9Ens?t=2673 Interview. Kristin Kobes Du Mez. "Episode 419: Rethinking Roe, Crotch Christianity, & Militant Masculinity with Kristin Kobes Du Mez." The Holy Post Podcast. Phil Vischer. August 26, 2020. https://youtu.be/9mdhkOe9Ens "Is our vision of the ideal Christian man more like…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
August 26, 2020
Interview, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, “Jesus, Donald Trump and John Wayne,” by Andrew West logo for Australian broadcasting corporation, black letters on white backgroundInterviews & Podcasts

Interview, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, “Jesus, Donald Trump and John Wayne,” by Andrew West

Presenter: Andrew WestProducer: Muditha DiasSound Engineer: Emrys CroninEditor: Joe Gelonesi Interview by Andrew West, "Jesus, Donald Trump and John Wayne." The Religion and Ethics Report. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 26, 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/religionandethicsreport/kristin-du-mez-writes-about-jesus-donald-trump-and-john-wayne/12598290 Subscribe to The Religion and Ethics Report on iTunes, ABC Radio or your favourite podcasting app.Duration: 27min…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
August 26, 2020
You Want Context? Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Crotch Shot and Family-Values Evangelicalism image of cross made out of barbellsAmerican EvangelicalismArticles & EssaysSexual Abuse & #MeToo

You Want Context? Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Crotch Shot and Family-Values Evangelicalism

Earlier this week Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University and one of President Trump’s leading evangelical supporters, once again found himself at the center of controversy. And once again, Falwell had no one to blame but himself. This time,…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
August 6, 2020