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Articles & Essays Donald Trump Hillary Clinton

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

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 In the Media

“What do we Know about Hillary Clinton’s Religion? A lot, Actually”

Interviewed by Neelesh Moorthy as source for Politifact analysis which discusses claims by Donald Trump about what is known regarding Hillary Clinton's religion. Published June 24, 2016. Summary: Donald Trump claimed “We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion."…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 23, 2016

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Articles & Essays Church History Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton and Progressive Civil Religion: In all Things

“She’s a Christian? Really?” That’s the most common response I get when I mention my current book project, a religious history of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Often the tone is one of curiosity, but sometimes there’s more than a touch of…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 3, 2016

American Evangelicalism Book Reviews Church History

Ask the Author: David Swartz on Moral Minority

First published in Historical Horizons: Calvin History Department Blog. 29 April 2016. We’re in the midst of a fascinating political season. As we look to potential realignments, particularly when it comes to the role of evangelicals in party politics, it…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 29, 2016

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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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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Church History

Gordon Wood on Bernard Bailyn: American Religious History and “An Honest Picture of the Past”

First published in Religion in American History. March 6, 2015. I wasn’t going to write on Gordon Wood and Bernard Bailyn. I’m not a colonialist. It’s been years since I’ve read their work, which in my recollection is far and away more brilliant than anything I’ve aspired…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 6, 2015

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