Interviews & Podcasts Archives - Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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Interview: NPR, Consider This, “The Road to Overturning Roe v. Wade,” with Michel Martin

Earlier this week, a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggested that after nearly 50 years, the court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Almost as soon as abortions became legal, opponents…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 7, 2022

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Interview: PBS, Amanpour & Co, “Kristin Du Mez: How Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith,” with Michel Martin

The likely demise of Roe v. Wade has galvanized America’s evangelicals. Who exactly are they? And how do they influence politics? Kristin Du Mez is a professor at Calvin University and a historian of American Christianity. Her book "Jesus and…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 5, 2022

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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: 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

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Interview: The Chris Voss Show Podcast, “Jesus and John Wayne (Paperback),” with Chris Voss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-M-XKWkgjE&t=192s Interview. Kristin Kobes Du Mez. "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith & Fractured a Nation - Paperback." The Chris Voss Show. Chris Voss. June 10, 2021. https://thechrisvossshow.com/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-kristin-kobes-du-mez-jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation-paperback/

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 10, 2021

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Interview: All that to Say Podcast, “Kristin Kobes Du Mez: John Wayne, Gender, and Other Ideas That Shaped the White Evangelical Church,” with Jim Lyon

In this in-depth interview, history and gender studies scholar Kristin Kobes Du Mez unpacks research that traces the roots of Christian nationalism, patriarchy, and masculinity, and the degree to which they align with the Biblical teachings of Jesus. She also…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 7, 2021

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Interview: The Bible for Normal People, “Episode 170: A Modern Church History of Toxic Masculinity,’ with Pete Enns

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with Kristin Kobes Du Mez about patterns of toxic masculinity in the white Evangelical church as they explore the following questions: What led Du Mez to be…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 6, 2021

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Interview: The Other Journal, with Justin R. Phillips and Zachary Thomas Settle

"John Wayne, Jesus Christ, and the Question of Evangelicalism: An Interview with Kristin Kobes Du Mez." Issue 33: Reimagine Issue. The Other Journal: An Intersection of Theology & Culture. May 27, 2021. https://theotherjournal.com/2021/05/27/john-wayne-jesus-interview-kristin-kobes-du-mez Excerpts: TOJ: Following the Trump presidency and…

Kristin Kobes Du MezMay 27, 2021

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Interview: Tokens, “S3E11: Jesus and John Wayne: Kristin Du Mez,” with Lee Camp

April 29, 2021. TOKENS PODCAST: S3E11 An interview with Kristin Du Mez, Professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University and author of a provocative new book entitled Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 29, 2021

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