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American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Church History

History, Empathy, and Race in America

In the white paper “Measuring College Learning in History” (a surprisingly good read as far as literature on assessment in higher education goes), Lendol Calder and Tracy Steffes discuss the virtues of historical inquiry. “History offers a critical perspective on…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 25, 2016

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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

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

Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Christian Women

History, Memory, and Relevance: Reflections on Christian Feminism Today

Last week I attended the biennial Christian Feminism Today conference, an organization better known among historians by its previous name, the EEWC (Evangelical and Ecumenical Women’s Conference), or perhaps even by its original name, the EWC (Evangelical Women’s Caucus). The EWC was…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 30, 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

Articles & Essays Christian Feminists Church History

Rebuilding a Tradition of Female Biblical Interpretation

The dearth of female authors in contemporary theological and biblical studies has been the subject of recent discussion and lament. There is of course a long tradition of male dominance in these fields. However, despite their marginalization, many women have contributed in remarkable ways…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 22, 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

Articles & Essays Christian Scholarship

Building a Tradition of Christian Gender Studies

Twenty years ago, I was a college student attending a Christian college in the Reformed tradition. (Dordt College, in case you’re curious). It was my junior year, and I had yet to have a female professor, I don’t believe I…

Kristin Kobes Du MezSeptember 1, 2015

Articles & Essays Christian Thought Sexual Abuse & #MeToo

The Crime is the Fruit of the Theology: Christian Responses to “50 Shades of Grey”

The much anticipated Valentine’s Day release 50 Shades of Grey set off a flurry of activity on social media sites, with bloggers lining up to cajole, shame, reason, or plead with women to resist temptation and abstain from viewing the film. In…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMarch 15, 2015

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