Book Chapters & Journals Archives - Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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Book Chapters & Journals Christian Thought Sexual Abuse & #MeToo

Women Saw #MeToo Coming 100 Years Ago. When Will We Listen?

In 2018, the #MeToo movement came to American Protestantism. Emboldened with the hope that they will no longer be silenced, women are speaking out to expose the misogyny and abuse they’ve long endured in Christian homes, churches, and seminaries. A…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 27, 2018

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American Evangelicalism Book Chapters & Journals

Understanding White Evangelical Views on Immigration: Harvard Divinity Bulletin

There’s been a lot of talk of Romans 13 the past few days, but most evangelicals say they don’t actually look to the Bible when it comes to their views on immigration. But that doesn’t mean their faith doesn’t shape…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 10, 2018

American Evangelicalism Book Chapters & Journals Christian Scholarship

My Brother’s Keeper: George McGovern and Progressive Christianity. By Mark A. Lempke

Excerpt: Long overshadowed by historians’ preoccupation with the influence conservative evangelicals have wielded on the national stage, the scholarship on progressive faith traditions is now coming into its own. Alongside works like David R. Swartz’s Moral Minority and Jill K. Gill’s Embattled…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 11, 2017

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Book Chapters & Journals Church History

Reorienting American Religious History: The Case of Katharine Bushnell

Today, American religious history, and the study of conservative evangelicalism in particular, remain a vibrant enterprise, continuing to illuminate powerful currents in American culture and politics. Yet as religious historians search for elusive "new directions" and attempt to speak to…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 10, 2014

Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists Church History

Selfishness One Degree Removed: Madeline Southard’s Desacralization of Motherhood and a Tradition of Progressive Methodism

M. Madeline Southard (1877–1967) is known among Methodists today for her pioneering work for ecclesiastical rights for women, particularly for the pivotal role she played in the 1920s in opening up ordination to women in the Methodist Church. Among religious…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 1, 2014

Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists

Leaving Eden: Resurrecting the Work of Katharine Bushnell and Lee Anna Starr

“Leaving Eden: Resurrecting the Work of Katharine Bushnell and Lee Anna Starr. Breaking Boundaries: Female Biblical Interpreters who Challenged the Status Quo, ed. Nancy Calvert Koyzis and Heather Weir (T&T Clark, 2010): 144-168.

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 10, 2012

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Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists Church History

“Katharine Bushnell” and “Lee Anna Star,” in Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide

Chapters for "Katharine Bushnell" (pp. 100-103) and "Lee Anna Starr" (pp. 473-475). From the Inside Flap "An elegantly written collection of entries examining women's influential reflections on Scripture and their own female identity. Each entry provides an enticing glimpse of…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 1, 2012

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Book Chapters & Journals Christian Feminists

The Beauty of the Lilies: Femininity, Innocence, and the Sweet Gospel of Uldine Utley

Abstract In the 1920s, a child evangelist by the name of Uldine Utley toured the United States, attracting large crowds and captivating the press. She enjoyed the support of ministers from a wide variety of denominations, though her most ardent…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 10, 2005

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