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Reorienting American Religious History: The Case of Katharine Bushnell image of close-up american evangelicalism - marsdenBook Chapters & JournalsChurch 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 Mez
October 10, 2014
Selfishness One Degree Removed: Madeline Southard’s Desacralization of Motherhood and a Tradition of Progressive Methodism Image of hands praying from monumentBook Chapters & JournalsChristian FeministsChurch 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 Mez
May 1, 2014
“Strong in Body, Mind, and Spirit”: Purity Movements and Sexual Aggression image of a ring on a tableArticles & EssaysChristian WomenPurity Culture

“Strong in Body, Mind, and Spirit”: Purity Movements and Sexual Aggression

A disturbing new study by Marquette University sociologist Heather R. Hlavka reports how young women today have “normalized” sexual assault to the point that they are often unable to identify harassment and rape for what they are—criminal acts. Based on an examination…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
April 25, 2014
“Katharine Bushnell” and “Lee Anna Star,” in Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide image of book cover -- three women talkingBook Chapters & JournalsChristian FeministsChurch 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 Mez
October 1, 2012
Review of R. Marie Griffith, Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity Book ReviewsChristian Scholarship

Review of R. Marie Griffith, Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity

Cite: DuMez, Kristin Kobes. "Review of R. Marie Griffith, Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity." Fides et Historia, Vol. 38, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2006. Book Review. R. Marie Griffith. Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
April 27, 2006