by Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Liveright, 384 pp., 18.95) E vangelical author Eric Metaxas was in a fighting mood when he sat down for an interview with conservative activist Charlie Kirk in December 2020. Du Mez’s book (issued in paperback in 2021 by Liveright Publishing) is a history of the white Evangelical church since World War II. History professor Kristin Du Mez offered her thoughts on the impact popular culture has had on white evangelicalism in America. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. Kristin Kobes Du Mez reaches the same conclusion with provocative, cringeworthy detail in her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. We’re three months out now from the release of Jesus and John Wayne, and it’s been a whirlwind of remote talks. – What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? – Detractors may tag it as a liberal political screed disguised by its authors impeccable evangelical credentials. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail. Kristin Kobes Du Mezs startling Jesus and John Wayne assesses the religious culture that produced an outpouring of evangelical support for the distinctly non-evangelical Republican Donald J. a discussion with Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the new book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.
It really makes a difference in helping people find us!įollow Matt Lewis & Cut Through the Noise: My guest this week is Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the new book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. If you like this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon and leaving a five-star review on iTunes. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a professor of history at Calvin University, talks about her book Jesus And John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted A Faith And Fractured A Nation.