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Reorienting American Religious History: The Case of Katharine Bushnell

Today, American religious history, and the study of conservative evangelicalism in particular, remain a vibrant enterprise, continuing to illuminate powerful currents in American culture and politics. Yet as religious historians search for elusive "new directions" and attempt to speak to…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 10, 2014

Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists Church History

Selfishness One Degree Removed: Madeline Southard’s Desacralization of Motherhood and a Tradition of Progressive Methodism

M. Madeline Southard (1877–1967) is known among Methodists today for her pioneering work for ecclesiastical rights for women, particularly for the pivotal role she played in the 1920s in opening up ordination to women in the Methodist Church. Among religious…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 1, 2014

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Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists Church History

“Katharine Bushnell” and “Lee Anna Star,” in Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide

Chapters for "Katharine Bushnell" (pp. 100-103) and "Lee Anna Starr" (pp. 473-475). From the Inside Flap "An elegantly written collection of entries examining women's influential reflections on Scripture and their own female identity. Each entry provides an enticing glimpse of…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 1, 2012

Book Reviews Christian Scholarship Culture

The Legislation That Made the Greatest Generation

DECEMBER 2007: REVIEW With its red, white, and blue cover and patriotic stars sprinkled throughout the text, Edward Humes’Over Here: How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream appears to be yet another paean to America’s “Greatest Generation.” In many ways…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 16, 2007

Book Reviews Christian Scholarship

Review of R. Marie Griffith, Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity

Cite: DuMez, Kristin Kobes. "Review of R. Marie Griffith, Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity." Fides et Historia, Vol. 38, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2006. Book Review. R. Marie Griffith. Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 27, 2006

Christian Thought & History

Reorienting American Religious History: The Case of Katharine Bushnell

Selfishness One Degree Removed: Madeline Southard’s Desacralization of Motherhood and a Tradition of Progressive Methodism

“Katharine Bushnell” and “Lee Anna Star,” in Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide

The Legislation That Made the Greatest Generation

Review of R. Marie Griffith, Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity

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