Christian Thought Archives - Kristin Kobes Du Mez

American Evangelicalism Christian Thought Talks & Lectures

University of Calgary, Faith and Spirituality Center: Iwaasa Lecture on Urban Theology

Events: "Jesus and John Wayne: An Afternoon with Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez." Iwassa Lecture on Urban Theology. Interview with Kristin Kobes Du Mez, with Professor Carolyn Muessig, Chair of Christian Thought, Department of Classics and Religion, University of Calgary.…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 24, 2020

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Christian Thought Talks & Lectures

Dordt University: First Monday Speaker Series

Lecture with Discussion. "Jesus and John Wayne: The Culture and Politics of Evangelical Masculinity." and "Christianity and Feminism, A Tangled History." October 5, 2020. Remote Video Recordings. The First Mondays Speaker Series brings thinkers, writers, and cultural leaders to Dordt…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 5, 2020

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Thought Sexual Abuse & #MeToo

After Jesus and John Wayne

We’re three months out now from the release of Jesus and John Wayne, and it’s been a whirlwind of remote talks, podcasts, interviews, and even a couple of documentary film crews. One of the reasons I’ve had so many opportunities to…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 1, 2020

Christian Thought Talks & Lectures

Valparaiso University, Institute for Leadership and Service: Pathways to Purpose Speaker Series

Lecture. "Jesus and John Wayne." September 29, 2020. Zoom Virtual Event. The Pathways to Purpose Speaker Series brings dynamic alumni and other exemplary practitioners of leadership and service to campus to help expand student imagination about pursuing purposeful work and…

Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 29, 2020

American Evangelicalism Christian Thought In the Media Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: Financial Times (Chinese), “The Gospel of Trump and his Last Temptation” with Mary Ma

Screencapture of Financial Times (Chinese), July 16, 2020 Mary Ma. "The Gospel of Trump and his Last Temptation." Interview with Kristin Kobes Du Mez. Financial Times (Chinese). July 16, 2020. http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001088577

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 16, 2020

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Articles & Essays Christian Thought Purity Culture

Simple Truth: Sex Abuse, the Amish, and the Evangelicals

Last week, journalist Sarah McClure published an investigative report in Cosmopolitan—yes, Cosmopolitan—on the prevalence of sexual abuse among the Amish. Based on a year-long investigation, the report contains disturbing details that are difficult to stomach; I’d call it shocking if we didn’t already have…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 23, 2020

Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Christian Thought Christian Women Featured

Hey, John MacArthur. You have a Culture. It’s Called White (Christian) Patriarchy.

The tricky thing about cultures, though—cultural systems, cultural values, however you want to put it—is that they’re largely invisible to us when we’re inside those cultures. When you’re comfortably ensconced within a culture, it’s really hard to see your culture…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 24, 2019

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Rachel Held Evans, Beth Moore, and the Power of Evangelical Coalitions

As news spread of Rachel Held Evans’s death, one quote continued to pop up in my social media feed, a quote from her book Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church: But the gospel doesn’t need a coalition…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 21, 2019

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Thought

Pete Buttigieg and The Politics of American Greatness

The task ahead of Buttigieg will be to fashion the perfect jeremiad for this historical moment—a call to national repentance and renewal, but one that appeals to myths of American greatness. Clinton tried and ultimately failed to do so. But…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 18, 2019

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American Evangelicalism Christian Thought In the Media

“Evangelicals helped get Trump into the White House. Pete Buttigieg believes the religious left will get him out.”

Interviewed by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post. 29 March 2019.

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 29, 2019

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