

Twitter | | you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review. And Jesus will be upheld as supreme.Ĭheck out Dr. Theology in the Raw Conference – Exiles in BabylonĪt the Theology in the Raw conference, we will be challenged to think like exiles about race, sexuality, gender, critical race theory, hell, transgender identities, climate change, creation care, American politics, and what it means to love your democratic or republican neighbor as yourself. 'Jesus And John Wayne' Explores Christian Manhood And How Belief Can Bolster Trump WVTF Author Kristin Kobes Du Mez says: 'It seemed like evangelicals had betrayed their values. (Jack Du Mez) When historian Kristin Du Mez’s.

In this episode, I talk to Kristin about her book and the responses it has elicited. Kristin Du Mez, a historian at Calvin University, published a surprise bestseller Jesus and John Wayne that came out in paperback last month. Her most recent book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, has swatted a hornets nest and sparked all kinds of interesting and much needed conversations. Her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation which explores the past and present of Christian manhood, takes its title from a Christian song.

She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Religion News Service, and Christianity Today, and has been interviewed on NPR, CBS, and the BBC, among other outlets. She holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame and her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion, and politics. Kristin Kobes Du Mez is a New York Times bestselling author and Professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University.
