In the Media Archives - Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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Interview: NPR, Morning Edition, “Sen. Josh Hawley Claims Masculinity is Under Attack. This Historian Disagrees,” with Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to history professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez about her new Josh Hawley's claim that masculinity is under attack. For a complete transcript and to listen to the interview, visit Sen. Josh Hawley claims without evidence that…

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 11, 2021

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Interview: Wood TV 8, “Under God, Divisible: Political Conflict Deepens Rifts Among Christians,” with Susan Samples

Under God, Divisible: Political conflict deepens rift among Christians (woodtv.com). Wood TV 8. Grand Rapids, Michigan. November 10, 2021.

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 10, 2021

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The Atlantic, “The Evangelical Church is Breaking Apart,” by Peter Wehner

Excerpts: . . . As a person of the Christian faith who has spent most of my adult life attending evangelical churches, I wanted to understand the splintering of churches, communities, and relationships. I reached out to dozens of pastors, theologians,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 24, 2021

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Award Recipient: National Council of Teachers of English, George Orwell Award (2021)

George Orwell Award 2021 Recipient: Kristin Kobes Du Mez Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Liveright, 2021) Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s book Jesus and John Wayne unveils a rich and fascinating account of White, evangelical…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 21, 2021

American Evangelicalism Featured In the Media Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: The NPR Politics Podcast, “For White Evangelicals, The Identity is About More Than Religious Faith,” with Danielle Kurtzleben

In the latest installment of the Politics Podcast book club, NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben interviews Calvin University historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez about Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. For the complete episode…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 2, 2021

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Washington Post, “How a book about evangelicals, Trump and militant masculinity became a surprise bestseller,” by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Excerpts: When historian Kristin Du Mez’s latest book, “Jesus and John Wayne,” came out in the summer of 2020, it received little attention from mainstream gatekeepers and reviewers. But the book, which explores evangelical fondness for former president Donald Trump…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJuly 16, 2021

American Evangelicalism Articles & Essays Christian Thought Featured In the Media

Five Myths about Evangelicals

Excerpts: Myth No. 1: Evangelical beliefs come strictly from the Bible But evangelicals’ beliefs are often molded by political and cultural allegiances, not just biblical texts. Political scientist Michele Margolis has demonstrated that politics can shape religious choices, just as religious belief…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 22, 2021

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Religion News Service, “For Insurrectionists, a Violent Faith Brewed from Nationalism, Conspiracies and Jesus,” by Jack Jenkins

Excerpts: As insurrectionists began the attack on the Capitol, a banner waved above the throng. It read: 'Proud American Christian.' “A mistake a lot of people have made over the past few years … is to suggest there is some…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 12, 2021

In the Media Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Jesus and John Wayne Selected as one of 2020’s “Most Intriguing Books on Religion,” Religion News Service

Excerpts: Our reading list this year, like the rest of our lives, was colored by the triple whammy of 2020: the pandemic, the racial justice protests and the presidential election. But given the unpredictability of these 12 jam-packed, crisis-filled months,…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 23, 2020

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In the Media Reviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Jesus and John Wayne Selected 2020 Book of the Year by Englewood Review of Books

Excerpt: In an absolutely devastating closing chapter (titled “Evangelical Mulligans”) Du Mez traces many accounts of the all-too-frequent public failings of prominent evangelical leaders, and the knee-jerk efforts of those in similar positions of power to defend them while invalidating…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 9, 2020

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