The Legacy of Rachel Held Evans 
First published in the Anxious Bench, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Beth Allison Barr, and Chris Gehrz pay tribute to writer Rachel Held Evans, who died this morning at age 37
Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 4, 2019
A New Gospel for Women: Christian Humanist Profiles, Episode 136 
Interview by Victoria Reynolds Farmer of Christian Humanist. Farmer interviews Dr. Kristin DuMez about her 2015 book, A New Gospel for Women: Katherine Bushnell and the Challenge of Christian Feminism (Oxford University Press). Farmer and Du Mez discuss the life and…
Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 21, 2018
Race Hatred, the Crime of the Age, and the Impotency of Christianity 
This blog post is a condensed excerpt from A New Gospel for Women: Katharine Bushnell and the Challenge of Christian Feminism (OUP 2015), pp. 75-78. It was the morning of October 16, 1893. The day dawned bright and frosty, and excitement was…
Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 5, 2017
Gender, Family, And Productive Labor: A (Very) Brief History 
In the end, history doesn’t offer clear answers when it comes to addressing issues of gender, family, and labor. But a knowledge of history and its complexities can help us ask better questions.
Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 24, 2017
10 Things Christians Get Wrong About Feminism 
1. “Christian feminism” is an oxymoron…and “secular feminism” is a tautology. Yes, there are certainly “secular feminists,” and there are some who are downright hostile to Christianity. But to consider Christianity and feminism as mutually exclusive obscures a long and…
Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 18, 2017
What if this had been Me? A Gendered Analysis of the Funniest Video Ever 
By now, I’m sure you’ve all seen this video. If you haven’t, here you go. You’re welcome. I could write about all the reasons I find this video so absurdly funny, but instead I suggest you read Jonny Cooper’s “Anatomy…
Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 11, 2017
An Open Letter to the ESV Translation Committee 
I’m not a biblical translator, or even a biblical scholar. I’m a historian. As a historian, I was intrigued when I heard the news that “the Permanent Text of the ESV Bible” had been released. (The English Standard Version, for…
Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 22, 2016
History, Memory, and Relevance: Reflections on Christian Feminism Today 
Last week I attended the biennial Christian Feminism Today conference, an organization better known among historians by its previous name, the EEWC (Evangelical and Ecumenical Women’s Conference), or perhaps even by its original name, the EWC (Evangelical Women’s Caucus). The EWC was…
Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 30, 2016
Rebuilding a Tradition of Female Biblical Interpretation 
The dearth of female authors in contemporary theological and biblical studies has been the subject of recent discussion and lament. There is of course a long tradition of male dominance in these fields. However, despite their marginalization, many women have contributed in remarkable ways…
Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 22, 2016
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
