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Jesus and John Wayne
I first started exploring evangelical masculinity and militarism nearly a decade ago, not knowing that the presidency of Donald Trump would be its culminating chapter. I spoke on the topic at the National Women’s Studies Association and at the Paul Henry Institute, but then I set the project aside for a time. I needed to finish my first book on Christian feminism, and, related to that project, I had begun to investigate Hillary Clinton’s religious formation as well.
It was only in October of 2016 that things clicked. Even after the Access Hollywood tapes, white evangelicals continued to support Trump. How could they embrace a man who made a mockery of their deeply held “family values”? But then I realized that popular evangelical literature on masculinity had prepared evangelicals for a man like Trump. Trump didn’t represent the betrayal of American evangelicalism as much as he was its fulfillment. Or so I argued at Religion & Politics. The book will be published with Norton’s Liveright Publishing, with an early 2020 release date.
“Words Fail Trump, but for his Supporters, his Message is Loud and Clear” image of the guardian log via wikimedia commonsDonald TrumpIn the Media

“Words Fail Trump, but for his Supporters, his Message is Loud and Clear”

Interviewed by Lucia Graves of The Guardian from Washington. Published December 31, 2017. Summary: Language experts have pored over speeches that have translators tearing their hair out and some find his macho bluster surprisingly effective. Excerpts: Presidents are often remembered for their…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
December 31, 2017