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Roundtable with Ira Glass, Lisa Sharon Harper, Priya Parker, and Padraig O Tuama: Riverside Church, New York, New York. Spark Lab NYC: A Gathering to Ignite Stories of Faith and Justice. Colorful Riverside Church LogoIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

Roundtable with Ira Glass, Lisa Sharon Harper, Priya Parker, and Padraig O Tuama: Riverside Church, New York, New York. Spark Lab NYC: A Gathering to Ignite Stories of Faith and Justice.

September 24-25, 2026 Riverside Church 490 Riverside Drive New York, New York 10027 Riverside Church Spark Lab NYC: A Gathering to Ignite Stories of Faith and Justice - Riverside Church Join us for a gathering to cultivate stories that connect…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
September 24, 2026
University of St Andrews, School of Divinity, Smith Lecture, “The Secret History of Christian Women: Purity, Power and the End of the American Century” University of St Andrews Logo and Crest black text on whiteFeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

University of St Andrews, School of Divinity, Smith Lecture, “The Secret History of Christian Women: Purity, Power and the End of the American Century”

March 11, 2026 Buchanan Lecture Theater St Andrews, Scotland Each semester, an outstanding female scholar from any sub-discipline of Divinity is invited to St Andrews to deliver the Smith Lecture in memory of Agnes Lewis and Margaret Dunlop (both née Smith),…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
March 11, 2026
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Thulin Lecture, “An Evening with Kristin Kobes Du Mez” Univeristy of Illinois Logo Orange I with White Text on BlueFeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Thulin Lecture, “An Evening with Kristin Kobes Du Mez”

Thulin Lecture: An Evening with Kristin Kobes Du MezFrom Jesus and John Wayne to Live Laugh Love: The Religious Roots of our Current Moment When: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday (February 24, 2026)Where: Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana,…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
February 24, 2026
Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Speaker Series, “Live Laugh Love: White Christian Women and the World They Made.” whitworth university logo white on redFeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Speaker Series, “Live Laugh Love: White Christian Women and the World They Made.”

October 22, 2025 Cowles Auditorium Presentation / Weyer Center Christian Faith The Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith & Learning is pleased to welcome Kristin Kobes Du Mez, New York Times bestselling author and professor of history at Calvin University. Kobes…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
October 22, 2025
Messiah University, 2025 Religion & Society Lecture, Department of Biblical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies messiah university logo and words white on blueIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

Messiah University, 2025 Religion & Society Lecture, Department of Biblical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

Join us for the 2025 Religion & Society Lecture featuring Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Professor of History at Calvin University. Monday, October 6th, 2025 Hostetter Chapel, Messiah University, 7:00 PM This event is open to all students, faculty, and…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
October 6, 2025
Emory University, Chandler School of Theology, Pastoral Leadership in an Age of Christian Nationalism. “Jesus and John Wayne and the Evangelical Reckoning.” FeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

Emory University, Chandler School of Theology, Pastoral Leadership in an Age of Christian Nationalism. “Jesus and John Wayne and the Evangelical Reckoning.”

September 24-25, 2025 Atlanta, Georgia In a time when Christian nationalism is gaining both cultural and political traction, the work of pastoral leadership requires renewed theological reflection, moral clarity, and prophetic courage. Candler is hosting this set of four public…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
September 24, 2025
University of Colorado: The Center for Religious Diversity and Public Life. “Jesus and John Wayne: Evangelical Masculinity, Family Values Politics, and the Rise of Christian Nationalism.” university of colorado colorado springs gold logo and words on black backgroundFeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

University of Colorado: The Center for Religious Diversity and Public Life. “Jesus and John Wayne: Evangelical Masculinity, Family Values Politics, and the Rise of Christian Nationalism.”

Ent Center for the Arts Chapman Auditorium Drawing on her New York Times bestselling book, author Dr. Du Mez explains how the study of evangelical popular culture makes clear that recent political events do not represent the betrayal of evangelical…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
April 15, 2023
Baylor University. Leadership Speaker Series. “Ceilings & Mazes: Exploring the Intersection of Gender, Faith, & Leadership.” with Dr. Beth Allison Barr baylor unviersity logo and words on green background with yellow lettersFeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

Baylor University. Leadership Speaker Series. “Ceilings & Mazes: Exploring the Intersection of Gender, Faith, & Leadership.” with Dr. Beth Allison Barr

Baylor Student Life Division In support of equipping students towards “Leadership for the Common Good”, thought leaders are invited to Baylor to discuss the intersection of their areas of expertise: postures of leadership to include character, virtue, and ethics, as…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
February 16, 2023
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Conference: The Age of Roe: The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in America harvard radcliffe institute logo.FeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Conference: The Age of Roe: The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in America

Session 3: American Public Life Aziza Ahmed, professor of law, Boston University School of Law Kristin Kobes Du Mez, professor of history, Calvin University  Daniel K. Williams, professor of history, University of West Georgia Moderator: Andrew R. Lewis, associate professor, School…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
January 27, 2023
University of Notre Dame, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, “Seminar in American Religion,” October 9, 2021 university of notre dame golden dome behind vivid green grass and treesFeaturedIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

University of Notre Dame, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, “Seminar in American Religion,” October 9, 2021

At the fall 2021 Seminar in American Religion, Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Calvin University) will discuss her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Liveright, 2020).  Commentators for this seminar are Emily Remus (University of Notre Dame) and Matthew Avery…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
October 9, 2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison: George L. Mosse Program in History, “Confronting History Webinar” logo for university of Wisconsin MadisonIn the MediaTalks & Lectures

University of Wisconsin-Madison: George L. Mosse Program in History, “Confronting History Webinar”

Lecture: "Confronting History Webinar." George L. Mosse Program in History. University of Wisconsin-Madison. February 5, 2021. Remote, Published March 9, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZVvd--7D0 Kristin Kobes Du Mez, "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation"…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
February 5, 2021
Johns Hopkins. “Faith, Race, and Politics: One Year Later.” Panel Discussion with Hahrie Han, Chuck Mingo, and Ed Stetzer In the MediaTalks & Lectures

Johns Hopkins. “Faith, Race, and Politics: One Year Later.” Panel Discussion with Hahrie Han, Chuck Mingo, and Ed Stetzer

Description: A year ago, the SNF Agora Institute met in Cincinnati to explore what diverse people of faith, civic leaders, and community organizations could learn from each other about the relationship of faith, race, and politics as we headed into…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
February 3, 2021
University of Chicago Divinity School, Marty Center Symposium on Religion and the 2020 Elections: Panel Discussion In the MediaTalks & Lectures

University of Chicago Divinity School, Marty Center Symposium on Religion and the 2020 Elections: Panel Discussion

Joe Biden declared the 2020 elections to be a “Battle for the Soul of America.” And national politics certainly feels like a battle, as Americans clash over issues ranging from the pandemic to racial inequality. Do these same dividing lines…
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
December 1, 2020