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Defining Evangelicalism and the Problem of Whiteness

Do you approve of the way Trump is handling his job as President? If you’re an evangelical, chances are you do. In a recent poll, 78% of white evangelicals approve of Trump’s job performance. This number, of course, comes remarkably close…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 22, 2018

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship

Is It Time to Put Away “the Prophetic”?

A few weeks back, evangelical theologian Richard Mouw explained over at Religion News Service why he declined to sign “prophetic” declarations. (You know, the official statements proliferating about this or that “justice-related matter.”) Since that time, the essay has been reprinted at First…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 8, 2018

American Evangelicalism Christian Women In 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 MezDecember 17, 2017

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American Evangelicalism Book Chapters & Journals Christian Scholarship

My Brother’s Keeper: George McGovern and Progressive Christianity. By Mark A. Lempke

Excerpt: Long overshadowed by historians’ preoccupation with the influence conservative evangelicals have wielded on the national stage, the scholarship on progressive faith traditions is now coming into its own. Alongside works like David R. Swartz’s Moral Minority and Jill K. Gill’s Embattled…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 11, 2017

American Evangelicalism Talks & Lectures

Understanding White Evangelical Views on Immigration

Summary: Complete video from the panel discussion at “Symposium on Religious Literacy and Government: Refugee and Immigration Issues,” sponsored by the Religious Literacy and the Professions Initiative, held at Harvard Divinity School on December 7–8, 2017. Additional resources and full video…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 8, 2017

American Evangelicalism Interviews & Podcasts

Evangelicals for Roy Moore–No Matter What: CBC Radio, Day 6, Episode 364

Interview by Brent Bambury for CBC Radio, Day 6, Episode 364, "Evangelicals for Roy Moore, Battlefront II outage, Grace Mugabe, Puerto Rico's Power Grid & More." Kristin Kobes Du Mez and Bambury discuss recent American political events in the segment "Why Some…

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 17, 2017

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Thought Christian 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 MezAugust 31, 2017

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship

Still Searching for Christian America

“At times of crisis it is a natural human reaction to turn to the past for support.” These words were written by evangelicals, to evangelicals. In 1983. Wait—1983? But Ronald Reagan was president at the time. What could possibly have…

Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 23, 2017

American Evangelicalism Book Reviews Church History

A New Moral Vision

Interview with Andrea Turpin. First published in Anxious Bench: Patheos.com. 12 January 2017. If you clicked on this link because you’re desperately seeking a new moral vision, this might not be exactly what you’re looking for. But perhaps you can…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 12, 2017

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Church History

History, Empathy, and Race in America

In the white paper “Measuring College Learning in History” (a surprisingly good read as far as literature on assessment in higher education goes), Lendol Calder and Tracy Steffes discuss the virtues of historical inquiry. “History offers a critical perspective on…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 25, 2016

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