![]() Spark: What can someone expect to find in this book?ĭu Mez: I described this as my book on white evangelical masculinity and militarism. The book has received national and international media attention, and Du Mez has been interviewed by NPR and BBC Radio, among others. This book doesn’t have all the answers, but it opens up a conversation,” said Du Mez. “If we’re not actually understanding what has happened and perhaps where things have gone wrong, we will not be properly equipped to participate in the renewal of all things. From a historical perspective, Du Mez examines the anti-communist crusade of the 1960s to the evangelical support of President Donald Trump. ![]() The book is a comprehensive history of masculinity in white evangelical culture. The result is her recently released book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. This idea intrigued Du Mez, and she continued to dig deeper into the history of gender in the evangelical tradition. The best-selling book encouraged Christian men to be warriors. ![]() After class, a few male students told her she needed to read the book Wild at Heart by John Eldridge. ![]() Back in 2005, history professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez lectured on gender and how gender works in history. ![]()
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