Calvin University history professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez joins Skye Jethani to discuss her bestselling book, "Jesus & John Wayne." In this episode, they look at the rise of Donald Trump among white evangelicals and how their response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol mirrors reactions to scandals involving celebrity church leaders. Du Mez also responds to criticism of her book, and where we might find hope for the future of American evangelicalism.
Part 1 - Authoritarian Pastors and the Authoritarian President
Part 2 - Insurrection and Sex Scandals (17:22)
Part 3 - Christian Media and the Marketplace (27:42)
Part 4 - Responses and Criticism (40:32)
Part 5 - Done and Undone (52:59)
Episode 499: The End of Racial Reconciliation & Rescuing Evangelicalism with David Brooks
Episode 498: Making Christian Disciples or Christian Nationalists? with David Kinnaman
French Friday: Putin, Pentecostals, & Christian Nationalism
Episode 497: The Progressive Christian Checklist & Ending Online Worship with Tish Harrison Warren
Episode 496: The Embrace of Tyrants & the Despair of Pastors
Episode 495: The False Gospel of Democracy with Robert Tracy McKenzie
Episode 494: Falwell Fallout & How Not to Read the Bible with Dan Kimball
French Friday: Falwell & the Fruit of Evangelical Leadership
Episode 493: Fundy Fashion & Native American Christianity with Matthew Milliner
Episode 492: After School Satan Clubs, MLK Day, & Disturbing Bible Stories with Esau McCaulley & David T. Lamb
Episode 491: American Democracy & American Inerrancy with Michael F. Bird
Episode 490: Lessons from the Global Church with Christine Caine
French Friday: Jeremiads & Drones
Episode 489: The Evangelical Empire Strikes Back & Barna Briefs with David Kinnaman
Episode 488: How Trump Stole Christmas & Paul and Gender with Cynthia Long Westfall
Episode 487: Why Gen Z is “Unbundling” Faith with Josh Packard
Episode 486: The Gospel and Fake News with Love Thy Neighborhood
Episode 485: The Biblical Case for Redemptive Privilege with Dominique DuBois Gilliard
French Friday - "Nerdfest 2021"
Episode 484: Why to Leave Evangelicalism & How to Stay with Dan Stringer
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