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Articles & Essays Purity Culture Spirituality

American Christianity Needs More Sin

Sola gratia. By grace alone. With the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Protestants around the world have been revisiting this revolutionary concept. And rightly so. But with the festivities behind us, let’s set grace aside for a moment, and focus on…

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 2, 2017

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Articles & Essays Christian Women Sexual Abuse & #MeToo

Me Too. And Why This is a Christian Problem

“Me too.” I first saw these words on a friend’s Facebook post, a friend who only recently went through a grueling process to hold her workplace sexual harasser accountable. Prompted by the campaign inspired by activist Tarana Burke, she posted it along…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 19, 2017

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Articles & Essays Christian Feminists

Race Hatred, the Crime of the Age, and the Impotency of Christianity

This blog post is a condensed excerpt from A New Gospel for Women: Katharine Bushnell and the Challenge of Christian Feminism (OUP 2015), pp. 75-78. It was the morning of October 16, 1893. The day dawned bright and frosty, and excitement was…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 5, 2017

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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Thought Christian Women

Tish Warren, Jen Hatmaker, and the “Crisis” of the Female Christian Blogosphere in Historical Perspective

As a historian of American Christianity, I have followed with great interest the conversation Tish Harrison Warren began earlier this spring at Christianity Today’s #AmplifyWomen series. In an essay titled “Who’s In Charge of the Christian Blogosphere?,” Warren identified “a new crisis…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 31, 2017

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Articles & Essays Work & Family

Reclaiming Life at Home: Declaring War on Clutter to Save the American Soul

Imagine for a moment a team of anthropologists walking through your door, taking a look around, and settling in for a close observation of your possessions, how you interact with them, and what this means about American life. That’s pretty…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 10, 2017

Articles & Essays Christian Women Church History

Why We Need to Know the History of Our Churches

The fact remains that most American Christians remain startlingly ignorant of critical aspects of their church’s history. Learning this history can help us more faithfully know ourselves, love others, and follow Christ.

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 7, 2017

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Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Work & Family

Gender, Family, And Productive Labor: A (Very) Brief History

In the end, history doesn’t offer clear answers when it comes to addressing issues of gender, family, and labor. But a knowledge of history and its complexities can help us ask better questions.

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 24, 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

Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Culture

10 Things Christians Get Wrong About Feminism

1. “Christian feminism” is an oxymoron…and “secular feminism” is a tautology. Yes, there are certainly “secular feminists,” and there are some who are downright hostile to Christianity. But to consider Christianity and feminism as mutually exclusive obscures a long and…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 18, 2017

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Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship Culture

Fairness for All: A Call for Culture Peacemakers?

For nearly half a century, American Christians have, to greater and lesser degrees, embraced the role of culture warriors. As evangelicals began to stake a claim on American culture and politics, they invoked the language of rights while lamenting the…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 4, 2017

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