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History and the Human Condition: Reflections on Kate Bowler’s Everything Happens for a Reason Book ReviewsChristian WomenRecommended Reading

History and the Human Condition: Reflections on Kate Bowler’s Everything Happens for a Reason

I remember the day a couple years back when my Facebook feed was suddenly overtaken with grief. Kate Bowler, the preeminent historian of the prosperity gospel, but more importantly beloved friend to so many in my circle of religious historians,…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
February 22, 2018
Forgiveness or Hypocrisy? Evangelicals, Abuse, and the Witness of Rachael Denhollander image of two people looking at yosemite valleyArticles & EssaysChristian WomenSexual Abuse & #MeToo

Forgiveness or Hypocrisy? Evangelicals, Abuse, and the Witness of Rachael Denhollander

Access Hollywood. Roy Moore. Stormy Daniels. The cast of characters may shift from one scandal to the next, but evangelical Christians have remained remarkably consistent in their response to the sexual scandal du jour. Although evangelicals have not generally earned…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
February 8, 2018
“Why Evangelical Women Leaders Don’t Talk about Politics” American EvangelicalismChristian WomenIn the Media

“Why Evangelical Women Leaders Don’t Talk about Politics”

Interviewed by Katelyn Beaty for Religion & Politics essay, published December 19, 2017. Excerpts: That particular box is winsome—leading from nonthreatening gentleness and warmth rather than direct authority. “Many evangelical women have built their platforms based on an illusion of intimacy,” says…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
December 17, 2017
Tish Warren, Jen Hatmaker, and the “Crisis” of the Female Christian Blogosphere in Historical Perspective image of coffee cup and notebook with penAmerican EvangelicalismArticles & EssaysChristian ThoughtChristian Women

Tish Warren, Jen Hatmaker, and the “Crisis” of the Female Christian Blogosphere in Historical Perspective

As a historian of American Christianity, I have followed with great interest the conversation Tish Harrison Warren began earlier this spring at Christianity Today’s #AmplifyWomen series. In an essay titled “Who’s In Charge of the Christian Blogosphere?,” Warren identified “a new crisis…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
August 31, 2017