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Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 10, 2019
Marie Kondo almost lost me at the socks. And that was before I’d even started. But I decided to give the folding a try. And I was sold. So I tackled my closet. And then my kitchen. And then, yes,…
Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 11, 2019
This Christmas, it is worth reflecting on what has been lost in the prevailing tendency to creep along the ground of certainty. Perhaps in defending smaller truths, the larger truth has become more difficult to grasp.
Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 25, 2018
So, it turns out close to half of all white evangelicals think Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed even if Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault are true. (An NPR/PBS NewHour/Marist poll conducted last week, 48% of white evangelical Christians believed he should be…
Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 4, 2018
When one of the most perceptive religion journalists publishes a piece on one of the most important evangelical women, I stop writing, make a cup of tea, and dive in. I love so much about this. “Trips to the bathroom were…
Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 17, 2018
Interview with Nish Weiseth (Cosmopolitan, The BBC, Deseret News) and Amy Sullivan (TIME Magazine, Yahoo News, NYTimes). Episode 31: The It's-Almost-Time-for-Season-Two! Update September 13, 2018 We're just days away from launching the second season of Impolite Company, listeners! In the…
Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 13, 2018
Is evangelicalism a political movement? There’s been a lot of talk about how to define evangelicalism of late, much of it centering around this question. I’ve been guilty of contributing more than my share to this seemingly endless (and to me,…
Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 6, 2018
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
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 MezFebruary 22, 2018