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Kristin Kobes Du Mez
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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 Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 1, 2020
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Interview: Truth in Motion Studios, “Spiritual Abuse in Evangelicalism — Professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez,” by Christina Zaczkowiski.

https://youtu.be/zshPSjXIvnI Interview. Kristin Kobes Du Mez. "Spiritual Abuse in Evangelicalism -- Professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez (author of "Jesus and John Wayne")." Truth in Motion Studios. Christina Zaczkowiski. September 27, 2020. https://youtu.be/zshPSjXIvnI
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 27, 2020
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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
Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 6, 2020
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About Those Manly Evangelical Protectors…

A couple weeks back, evangelical Twitter erupted with the drama unfolding around Aimee Byrd and her new book, Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: How the Church Needs to Rediscover Her Purpose. Byrd is no liberal. A member of the Orthodox…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 9, 2020
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Hope College: History Department Lecture

March 3, 2020 Martha Miller Center for Global Communication, Fried Hemenway Auditorium 135 257 Columbia Avenue, Holland, MI 49423-3692 "Purity And Patriarchy: Christianity And The Struggle For Women's Rights In America " The history of Christianity and women’s rights is…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 3, 2020
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Sex, Outrage, and American Religion: Miss America’s God

This year’s Super Bowl halftime show sparked outrage among a contingent of American Christians. Although the halftime show is rarely considered a purveyor of American moral values, this year’s performance by Shakira and Jennifer Lopez provoked new levels of opposition.…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 20, 2020
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Eckerd College: Burchenal Lecture Series

Women of Faith and the First Women’s Rights Movement: Lessons for Today Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall Eckerd College, St. Peteresburg, Florida Christian women were critical to the nineteenth-century women’s rights movement, and their support for women’s suffrage…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 19, 2020
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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 Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 23, 2020
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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 Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 24, 2019
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The Problem of Timeless Sexual Morality

The church today might benefit from the wisdom of Lina Herrick and her fellow female preachers. Those asserting and defending a “historic, timeless” sexual ethic might do well to keep in mind that the ideal has masked imperfect—and even immoral—applications…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 6, 2019
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  • About
  • Books
    • Jesus and John Wayne
    • A New Gospel for Women
  • Topics
    • Religion & Politics
      • American Evangelicalism
      • Hillary Clinton
      • Donald Trump
    • Christianity & Feminism
      • Christian Feminists
      • Purity Culture
      • Sexual Abuse & #MeToo
    • Christian Thought & History
      • Christian Scholarship
      • Christian Thought
      • Church History
    • Daily Living
      • Christian Women
      • Culture
      • Spirituality
      • Work & Family
  • Resources
    • Articles & Essays
    • Book Reviews
    • Book Chapters & Journals
    • Talks & Lectures
    • Interviews & Podcasts
    • In the Media
  • J&JW Book Club
  • Speaking
  • Speaking Requests