Hillary Clinton Archives - Kristin Kobes Du Mez

“Hillary Wants to Preach”

Interviewed by Emma Green for The Atlantic. Published August 6, 2017. Summary: Religion is playing a big role in Clinton’s post-election tour. What does she have to gain from sharing her faith now? Excerpts: Hillary Clinton wants to preach. That’s what…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 6, 2017

Articles & Essays Hillary Clinton

The Democrats Have a Religion Problem. But They’re Not the Only Ones.

So, you’ve probably heard by now: The Democrats have a religion problem. Historian Daniel K. Williams certainly isn’t the first to make this case, but in light of Jon Ossoff’s defeat in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District last week, Williams thought…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 29, 2017

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Articles & Essays Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton’s Spiritual Stamina

As the reality of Hillary Clinton’s unexpected defeat sinks in, as pundits jockey to offer the definitive postmortem and journalists attempt to decipher what, precisely, an impending Trump presidency might entail, public focus has largely shifted away from Clinton herself.…

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton In the Media

“The Public and Private Faith of Hillary Clinton”

Interview by Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor, for the second of two stories on the religious beliefs of the presidential nominees, "The Public and Private Faith of Hillary Clinton." CNN, October 31, 2016. Excerpt As first lady, Clinton says, she…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 31, 2016

Hillary Clinton In the Media

“The Deep Disgust for Hillary Clinton that Drives so Many Evangelicals to Support Trump”

Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey of The Washington Post for "The Deep Disgust for Hillary Clinton that Drives so Many Evangelicals to Support Trump." Published in Acts of Faith: Religion Headlines that Matter. Excerpt: New to the political scene, Trump offers white evangelicals…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton In the Media

“The (Mostly) Secret Faith Life of Hillary Clinton”

Interviewed by Michael O'Loughlin for America: The Jesuit Review, Politics & Society. Published August 15, 2016. Excerpts: In the moments after delivering the biggest speech of her political life, when the balloons had finished falling and the upbeat music had faded…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 15, 2016

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, By Their Words

by Katelyn Guichelaar and Kristin Du Mez The national party conventions of the past two weeks have offered us political theatrics, stolen words, and soaring rhetoric. They also provide us with a moment to reflect on the paths each candidate…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 28, 2016

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Hillary Clinton Interviews & Podcasts

The Deep Roots of Our Hillary Hostility: Christianity Today, Quick Listen, Episode 20

Interview by Katelyn Beaty, Editor at Large for Christianity Today (2016). Beaty and Du Mez discuss events with fellow scholar Alan Nobel, English professor at Oklahoma Baptist University. About the Episode Earlier this week, ESPN’s analytics site FiveThirtyEight gave…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 27, 2016

Articles & Essays Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton’s History of Faith is Long and Rich. This Week, She Should Talk About It.

Facebook Post, July 26, 2016 So when the Washington Post calls, you drop everything. Apologies to my family, whom I neglected for approx 36 hours. Disclaimer: my original editor gave me 1200 words. I used 1197 of them. Next editor…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 26, 2016

Articles & Essays Christian Thought Hillary Clinton

Can Hillary Clinton’s Faith Help Her Lead a Fractured Nation?

First Published: Religion & Politics. July 25, 2016. https://religionandpolitics.org/2016/07/25/can-clintons-faith-help-her-lead-a-fractured-nation/ Last month, at a closed meeting with evangelical leaders, Donald Trump asserted his Christian bona fides. He boasted of his child-rearing practices, touted the virtues of Sunday School, identified religious liberty as “the…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton

“Hillary Wants to Preach”

The Democrats Have a Religion Problem. But They’re Not the Only Ones.

Hillary Clinton’s Spiritual Stamina

“The Public and Private Faith of Hillary Clinton”

“The Deep Disgust for Hillary Clinton that Drives so Many Evangelicals to Support Trump”

“The (Mostly) Secret Faith Life of Hillary Clinton”

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, By Their Words

The Deep Roots of Our Hillary Hostility: Christianity Today, Quick Listen, Episode 20

Hillary Clinton’s History of Faith is Long and Rich. This Week, She Should Talk About It.

Can Hillary Clinton’s Faith Help Her Lead a Fractured Nation?

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