Articles & Essays Archives - Kristin Kobes Du Mez

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Sexual Abuse & #MeToo

You Want Context? Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Crotch Shot and Family-Values Evangelicalism

Earlier this week Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University and one of President Trump’s leading evangelical supporters, once again found himself at the center of controversy. And once again, Falwell had no one to blame but himself. This time,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 6, 2020

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Donald Trump

Will Trump’s Weakness Threaten White Evangelical Support?

Religion Dispatches. July 9, 2020. Excerpts: Earlier this month he sought to curry favor with evangelicals by staging an awkward photo op in front of a church, Bible in hand, after violently dispersing peaceful protesters. In Arizona last week, he addressed a Students…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 9, 2020

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Christian Women

About Those Manly Evangelical Protectors…

A couple weeks back, evangelical Twitter erupted with the drama unfolding around Aimee Byrd and her new book, Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: How the Church Needs to Rediscover Her Purpose. Byrd is no liberal. A member of the Orthodox…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 9, 2020

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Featured In the Media

If You Want to Understand White Evangelicals, Tour a Hobby Lobby Store

The Daily Beast. Opinions. June 21, 2020. https://www.thedailybeast.com/if-you-want-to-understand-white-evangelicals-tour-a-hobby-lobby-store Screencapture of Daily Beast. Images/Kristin Kobes Du Mez Excerpt: Scenes of President Donald Trump proclaiming himself the “president of law and order,” urging the deployment of the military to “dominate the streets,” and then…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 21, 2020

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Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship Work & Family

Jesus and John Wayne: the Backstory

In a little over a week, my new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation will find its way into the world. When I started the project, I couldn’t have imagined the world it…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 11, 2020

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Culture

Is Media Coverage Biased Against Evangelicals in the Midst of the Coronavirus?

How should we talk about white evangelicals during the coronavirus pandemic? On the one hand, there’s been no shortage of critical editorials highlighting the relatively small number of evangelical churches that have refused to comply with public health recommendations and…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 14, 2020

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Church History Featured

Some Evangelicals deny the Coronavirus Threat. It’s because they Love Tough Guys.

The Washington Post. "Some Evangelicals deny the Coronavirus Threat. It’s because they Love Tough Guys." Perspective. April 2, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/02/conservative-evangelicals-coronavirus-tough-guys/ Excerpts: To be a man was to take risks, to eschew political correctness, to be, according to author and chaplain John McDougall,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 2, 2020

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Articles & Essays Hillary Clinton

Why We Can’t Have Nice Feminists

It’s been a rough couple of weeks to be a feminist. First, there was Elizabeth Warren’s heartbreaking exit from the race, leaving Democrats with two elderly white men standing. Then, there was the release of the Hulu documentary “Hillary.” This…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 22, 2020

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Women Purity Culture

Sex, Outrage, and American Religion: Miss America’s God

This year’s Super Bowl halftime show sparked outrage among a contingent of American Christians. Although the halftime show is rarely considered a purveyor of American moral values, this year’s performance by Shakira and Jennifer Lopez provoked new levels of opposition.…

Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 20, 2020

Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship Donald Trump

Shepherd or Sheep? Religious Leadership in the Age of Trump

Published in Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, January 23, 2020. Summary: On any given Sunday, many evangelical pastors find themselves preaching to polarized congregations. There are many reasons a pastor might choose this path of least resistance.…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 24, 2020

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