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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Thought

The Church of James Dobson?

Is Focus on the Family a church? It depends who you ask. And it depends when you ask, apparently. Back in 2016, Focus on the Family reportedly asked the IRS to classify the organization as a church, in order to dodge the…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 18, 2018

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Thought

Defining Evangelicalism and the Problem of Whiteness

Do you approve of the way Trump is handling his job as President? If you’re an evangelical, chances are you do. In a recent poll, 78% of white evangelicals approve of Trump’s job performance. This number, of course, comes remarkably close…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 22, 2018

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Thought Christian Women

Tish Warren, Jen Hatmaker, and the “Crisis” of the Female Christian Blogosphere in Historical Perspective

As a historian of American Christianity, I have followed with great interest the conversation Tish Harrison Warren began earlier this spring at Christianity Today’s #AmplifyWomen series. In an essay titled “Who’s In Charge of the Christian Blogosphere?,” Warren identified “a new crisis…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 31, 2017

Book Reviews Christian Thought

Time for Kierkegaard

Summer is here. For academics, that means there just might be time to pick up a random book and read it for pleasure. For those of us in American religious history, Heath Carter has just tweeted a handy list of 150…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 15, 2017

Articles & Essays Christian Thought Christian Women

Is Complementarian Theology Abusive to Women?

As you may have heard, Princeton Seminary decided to award Tim Keller the prestigious Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Witness. But then it revoked that honor after an outcry from faculty, students, and alumni who objected to Keller’s…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 6, 2017

Articles & Essays Christian Thought Hillary Clinton

Can Hillary Clinton’s Faith Help Her Lead a Fractured Nation?

First Published: Religion & Politics. July 25, 2016. https://religionandpolitics.org/2016/07/25/can-clintons-faith-help-her-lead-a-fractured-nation/ Last month, at a closed meeting with evangelical leaders, Donald Trump asserted his Christian bona fides. He boasted of his child-rearing practices, touted the virtues of Sunday School, identified religious liberty as “the…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 21, 2016

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Book Reviews Christian Feminists Christian Thought

Gender and Grace 25 Years Later: An Interview with the Author

Interview first published in Perspectives: Reformed Journal. 1 September 2015. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Mary Stewart van Leeuwen’s book Gender and Grace: Love, Work and Parenting in a Changing World, a book that has been a…

Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 1, 2015

Articles & Essays Christian Thought Sexual Abuse & #MeToo

The Crime is the Fruit of the Theology: Christian Responses to “50 Shades of Grey”

The much anticipated Valentine’s Day release 50 Shades of Grey set off a flurry of activity on social media sites, with bloggers lining up to cajole, shame, reason, or plead with women to resist temptation and abstain from viewing the film. In…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 15, 2015

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