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Mentioned in 25 episodes
Jesus and John Wayne
How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Book • 2020
The book delves into the history of American evangelicalism, focusing on how white evangelicals have promoted a militant, patriarchal form of masculinity that has aligned with figures like John Wayne and, more recently, Donald Trump.
Du Mez argues that this form of masculinity has been central to the political and social transformations within white evangelicalism, leading to the strong support for Trump despite his controversial character.
The book also critiques the abuse and corruption within evangelical leadership and explores the broader implications for American society and politics.
Du Mez argues that this form of masculinity has been central to the political and social transformations within white evangelicalism, leading to the strong support for Trump despite his controversial character.
The book also critiques the abuse and corruption within evangelical leadership and explores the broader implications for American society and politics.
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Mentioned in 25 episodes
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Melissa Murray as a book explaining the collision of Christian evangelicalism and toxic masculinity.
Melissa Murray as a book explaining the collision of Christian evangelicalism and toxic masculinity.
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Pod Save the Separation of Powers
Mentioned by Skye Jethani as the author of the documentary "For Our Daughters", which explores sexual abuse scandals in the evangelical church.
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638: Keep Christianity Weird & Lessons from the Church Abuse Scandal with Kristen Kobes Du Mez
Mentioned by Daniel Denver as a book documenting the theological illiteracy of the white evangelical movement.
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Slopworld w/ Brace Belden and Liz Franczak
Mentioned by Patrick Miller among other books critiquing the church, starting in 2018.
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The Reason for the Church with Brad Edwards
Mentioned by Daniel Denver as a book documenting the theological illiteracy of the white evangelical movement.
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Dig: Slopworld w/ Brace Belden & Liz Franczak
Mentioned by the podcast host as her most recent book.
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2: Rise of the MAGAchurch
Mentioned by Ben Sternke as a book that helped him notice the sociopolitical aspects of evangelicalism.
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Leaving White Evangelicalism, Part 1: What is Evangelicalism?
Mentioned by Suzanna Krivulskaya as a friend who wrote about the intersection of sexual regulation and evangelical political projects.
Disgraced: How Sex Scandals Transformed American Protestantism With Dr. Suzanna Krivulskaya
Mentioned by April LaJoy as connecting John Wayne's rugged, manly, Western style with an Americanized version of Christianity.
19. The Religious Right's Beginning: Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority
Mentioned by David Artman as a book that chronicles the anxiety about masculinity in evangelicalism.
Ep. 188 Brian McLaren - Learning to See Fascism & Learning to Resist by Telling a Better Story (with episode co-host Don Morrow)
Mentioned by Ben Sternke as a book that was part of Matt Tebbe 's journey of leaving white evangelicalism.
Leaving White Evangelicalism, Part 3: Experiments and Transgressions
Mentioned by Ben, a minister in Sydney, when discussing the impact of patriotism on evangelical Christianity.
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