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Articles & Essays Christian Women Purity Culture

The Problem with Protecting our Wives and Daughters

Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad many evangelicals are lining up to condemn Trump’s vulgar behavior, revealed most recently (and incontrovertibly) in the appalling video tape released by the Washington Post last Friday. Jerry Falwell Jr., a staunch Trump supporter, had this to…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 30, 2016

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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

Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Christian Women

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

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Hillary Clinton and Christian America

Let's start with a disclaimer. I’m a historian, and as such I have no particular skills when it comes to prognostication.* Case in point: At the start of this election season, I would have placed my money on Scott Walker…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 4, 2016

Articles & Essays Christian Women Purity Culture

“Strong in Body, Mind, and Spirit”: Purity Movements and Sexual Aggression

A disturbing new study by Marquette University sociologist Heather R. Hlavka reports how young women today have “normalized” sexual assault to the point that they are often unable to identify harassment and rape for what they are—criminal acts. Based on an examination…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 25, 2014

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Selfishness or Sacrifice? Rethinking the Second Sunday in May

It won't be long until another Mother’s Day is upon us, and I have to admit that I’m a bit ambivalent when it comes to this holiday. It’s not that I don’t cherish the construction-paper cards and hand-crafted presents my…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 1, 2013

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