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Kristin Kobes Du Mez
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Articles & EssaysCultureDonald Trump

What I Learned from (Almost) Attending a Trump Rally

In January 2016, Donald Trump claimed that he could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot someone and not lose supporters. With the impeachment inquiry underway, his words ring prophetic. With blatant corruption in full view, with the…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 4, 2019
image of grammapohoneArticles & EssaysChristian WomenPurity Culture

The Problem of Timeless Sexual Morality

The church today might benefit from the wisdom of Lina Herrick and her fellow female preachers. Those asserting and defending a “historic, timeless” sexual ethic might do well to keep in mind that the ideal has masked imperfect—and even immoral—applications…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 6, 2019
image of group of women - silhouette on brickAmerican EvangelicalismArticles & EssaysChristian FeministsChristian Thought

Rachel Held Evans, Beth Moore, and the Power of Evangelical Coalitions

As news spread of Rachel Held Evans’s death, one quote continued to pop up in my social media feed, a quote from her book Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church: But the gospel doesn’t need a coalition…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 21, 2019
image of Rachel Held Evans drinking coffee and smilingAmerican EvangelicalismArticles & EssaysChristian FeministsChristian Women

The Legacy of Rachel Held Evans

First published in the Anxious Bench, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Beth Allison Barr, and Chris Gehrz pay tribute to writer Rachel Held Evans, who died this morning at age 37
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 4, 2019
image of Pete Buttigieg, April 14, 2019, announcing presidential candidacy in front of crowd with signs for Pete 2020American EvangelicalismArticles & EssaysChristian Thought

Pete Buttigieg and The Politics of American Greatness

The task ahead of Buttigieg will be to fashion the perfect jeremiad for this historical moment—a call to national repentance and renewal, but one that appeals to myths of American greatness. Clinton tried and ultimately failed to do so. But…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 18, 2019
image of first baptist church, (First Baptist Church, Charleston South Carolina: Congregation 1682)Articles & EssaysChristian ThoughtSexual Abuse & #MeToo

Why it’s so hard for the SBC to do the right thing.

If you've been following developments in the SBC in response to the Houston Chronicle's devastating investigation into sex abuse in the denomination, you may have seen SBC president J. D. Greear respond with contrition and issue an action plan that…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 27, 2019
image of religion news service twitter avatarAmerican EvangelicalismArticles & EssaysChristian ThoughtIn the Media

There are No Real Evangelicals. Only Imagined Ones.

Kristin Kobes Du Mez. Published at Religion News Service, February 6, 2019. (RNS) — Not long ago, Baylor historian Thomas Kidd published a short post at The Gospel Coalition blog on the anniversary of Phillis Wheatley’s death. He titled his piece “Phillis Wheatley: An…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezFebruary 6, 2019
image of house with open windowArticles & EssaysChristian ThoughtWork & Family

Burdens in Disguise: The Spiritual Magic of Tidying Up

Marie Kondo almost lost me at the socks. And that was before I’d even started. But I decided to give the folding a try. And I was sold. So I tackled my closet. And then my kitchen. And then, yes,…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 11, 2019
image of elf on shelf by nativityArticles & EssaysChristian ThoughtCultureFeatured

The Mysterious Project of Putting Christ Back in Christmas

This Christmas, it is worth reflecting on what has been lost in the prevailing tendency to creep along the ground of certainty. Perhaps in defending smaller truths, the larger truth has become more difficult to grasp.
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 25, 2018
Picture of Donald Trump pointingAmerican EvangelicalismArticles & Essays

Why is Fear an Evangelical Habit of Mind?

This past weekend, a man entered a Pittsburgh synagogue and massacred 11 people gathered for worship. The assailant was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, three Glock .357 handguns, and a heavy dose of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Minutes before entering the synagogue,…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 1, 2018
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  • About
  • Books
    • Jesus and John Wayne
    • A New Gospel for Women
  • Topics
    • Religion & Politics
      • American Evangelicalism
      • Hillary Clinton
      • Donald Trump
    • Christianity & Feminism
      • Christian Feminists
      • Purity Culture
      • Sexual Abuse & #MeToo
    • Christian Thought & History
      • Christian Scholarship
      • Christian Thought
      • Church History
    • Daily Living
      • Christian Women
      • Culture
      • Spirituality
      • Work & Family
  • Resources
    • Articles & Essays
    • Book Reviews
    • Book Chapters & Journals
    • Talks & Lectures
    • Interviews & Podcasts
    • In the Media
  • J&JW Book Club
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