It was more than a decade ago, but I still remember that moment vividly. It was one of the few times in my life where I found myself genuinely speechless. My husband and I had been visiting a church near…
Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 15, 2021
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 MezOctober 1, 2020
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 MezSeptember 27, 2020
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 MezAugust 6, 2020
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 MezJuly 9, 2020
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
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
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
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