Christianity & Feminism Archives - Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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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 MezMarch 3, 2020

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Women Purity Culture

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 MezFebruary 20, 2020

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Christian Feminists Talks & Lectures

Burchenal Lecture Series: Eckerd College

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 MezFebruary 19, 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

Articles & Essays Christian Women Purity Culture

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 MezSeptember 6, 2019

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American Evangelicalism Christian Feminists Sexual Abuse & #MeToo Video

Beth Moore, Owen Strachen & the Non-Negotiables of the Gospel #SBC19

What's at stake in debates about women's authority, warrior masculinity, and sexual abuse in the SBC--and in American evangelicalism. https://youtu.be/NZc8_y4l7l4 Subscribe to YouTube Channel: Click Here

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 9, 2019

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American Evangelicalism Christian Feminists In the Media

“Beth Moore’s Ministry Reignites Debate Over Whether Women Can Preach”

Cited in Yonat Shimron and Adelle M. Banks article "Beth Moore's Ministry Reignites Debate Over Whether Women Can Preach," Religion News Service, June 5, 2019. Excerpts: In the world of Bible teachers, Beth Moore is a rock star. She packs…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 5, 2019

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Christian Feminists Church History In the Media

“The Complex Role of Faith in the Women’s Suffrage Movement”

Cited in article by Elizabeth Evans, "The Complex Role of Faith in the Women's Suffrage Movement." Religion News Service, 4 June 2019. https://religionnews.com/2019/06/04/the-complex-role-of-faith-in-the-womens-suffrage-movement/ Excerpts: This week marks 100 years since Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing women the…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 4, 2019

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Christian Thought

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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