Book Review Jesus And John Wayne

Jesus and john wayne.

Book review jesus and john wayne. How white evangelicals corrupted a faith and fractured a nation by kristin kobes du mez usually i will stay away from books on religion. By chrissy stroop globe correspondent updated june 17 2020 5 33 p m. Haan auditorium and.

Historian du mez a new gospel for. Through his films and his politics du mez writes wayne established. Liveright 28 95 336p isbn 978 1 63149 573 1.

Jesus and john wayne is a sweeping account of the last seventy five years of white evangelicalism showing how american evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the jesus of the gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and christian nationalism or in the words of one modern chaplain with a spiritual badass as du mez explains the key to understanding this transformation is to recognize the role of culture in modern american evangelicalism. What would white. K ristin kobes du mez s jesus and john wayne.

Heroes out of particularly masculine religious leaders such as graham as well as outspoken personalities like actor john wayne. Book review jesus and john wayne untangles gender messages in white evangelical circles. Jesus and john wayne is a sweeping account of the last seventy five years of white evangelicalism showing how american evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the jesus of the gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and christian nationalism or in the words of one modern chaplain with a spiritual badass.

As a recent college graduate in 1983 i sat spellbound with thousands in my southern city civic center mesmerized by a mousy man projected on a big. How white evangelicals corrupted a faith and fractured a nation. Jesus and john wayne.

Pre publication book reviews and features keeping readers and industry influencers in the know since 1933. Jesus and john wayne. An alumna of dordt college and raised in sioux county du mez watched with fascinated horror on january 23 2016 as presidential candidate donald j.