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Articles & Essays Christian Women Sexual Abuse & #MeToo

Please Stop Talking About “The Mother of All Bombs”

Last Thursday the United States military dropped a bomb on ISIS targets in eastern Afghanistan. Not just any bomb: the largest non-nuclear bomb in America’s arsenal, the 21,000-pound GBU-43/B, also known as the MOAB—a Massive Ordinance Air Blast. Apparently also…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 20, 2017

Articles & Essays Christian Thought Christian Women

Is Complementarian Theology Abusive to Women?

As you may have heard, Princeton Seminary decided to award Tim Keller the prestigious Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Witness. But then it revoked that honor after an outcry from faculty, students, and alumni who objected to Keller’s…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 6, 2017

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Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship Culture

A Golden Age for Christian Colleges?

Are Christian colleges uniquely positioned to revitalize our nation’s intellectual life and contribute to cultural bridge-building in this era of political and social polarization? If you ask Christian scholars, this would seem to be the case. In Inside Higher Ed, Tal…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 23, 2017

Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Work & Family

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

Articles & Essays Church History Spirituality

Fear No Evil: Christian Witness in a Time of Darkness

At a time when some fear the dissolution of democratic institutions and civic norms, and the possible erosion of basic rights and protections, what if Christians across the political spectrum fearlessly commit to doing justice and loving kindness, without regard…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 29, 2016

Church History Spirituality

Dispelling Darkness: A Christian Paradox

Tis the season. Christmas music is everywhere. I’m not a complete Grinch when it comes to Christmas music, but really… “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”? So much wrong with this… I do sing Rudolf and Frosty with my kids, and I…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 15, 2016

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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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Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Christian Women Church History

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

Hillary Clinton, Oct. 25, 2016 / Barbara Kinney for Hillary For America

Articles & Essays Christian Women Hillary Clinton

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

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