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Review: The Christian Century, “Kristin Kobes DuMez’s History of the Manly Godly Man,” by Philip Christman In the MediaReviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Review: The Christian Century, “Kristin Kobes DuMez’s History of the Manly Godly Man,” by Philip Christman

Excerpts:  Jesus and John Wayne  something more than a book of cultural history. Du Mez is facing a problem that besets many ex-evangelicals and former fundamentalists these days: How did the people who taught us to love Jesus end up…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
August 4, 2020
Interview: Vote Common Good, “Jesus and John Wayne: A Conversation with the Author,” with Doug Pagitt Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: Vote Common Good, “Jesus and John Wayne: A Conversation with the Author,” with Doug Pagitt

Doug Pagitt. "Jesus and John Wayne - A Conversation with Author Kristin Kobes Du Mez." The Vote Common Good Podcast. August 3, 2020. https://votecommongood.podbean.com/e/jesus-and-john-wayne-a-conversation-with-author-kristin-kobes-du-mez/
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
August 3, 2020
Interview: Minnesota Public Radio, “The Impact of White Evangelicals on U.S. Politics,” by Kerri Miller minnesota public radio logo, black text on white backgroundIn the MediaInterviews & Podcasts

Interview: Minnesota Public Radio, “The Impact of White Evangelicals on U.S. Politics,” by Kerri Miller

Interview. Kristin Kobes Du Mez. "The Impact of White Evangelicals on U.S. Politics." Kerri Miller. MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. July 28, 2020. https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2020/07/28/the-impact-of-white-evangelicals-on-us-politics. Screencapture, Minnesota Public Radio, July 28, 2020
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
July 28, 2020
Review: Baptist News Global, “Jesus and John Wayne Exposes Militant Masculinity in the Age of Trump,” by Alan Bean Baptist News Global logoIn the MediaReviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Review: Baptist News Global, “Jesus and John Wayne Exposes Militant Masculinity in the Age of Trump,” by Alan Bean

Excerpts: Simple hypocrisy is the simplest answer. Others see evangelical support for Trump as nothing more than transactional politics. Kristen Kobes Du Mez, a history professor at Calvin College, isn’t buying either of these explanations. In Jesus and John Wayne: How White…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
July 26, 2020
Review: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Jesus, John Wayne and Justification by Faith in the American Way,” by Tom Cox Pittsburgh post-gazette logoIn the MediaReviews: Jesus and John Wayne

Review: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Jesus, John Wayne and Justification by Faith in the American Way,” by Tom Cox

Excerpts: While much has been reported and written about the disenfranchisement of working-class America and white “fly-over country,” Ms. Du Mez digs deeper into the evolution (no pun intended) of the white, masculine, American-branded faith that most of the rest…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
July 26, 2020