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Kristin Du Mez
@kkdumez
Historian of gender, faith, politics. Author of JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE. Quote unquote scholar. Next book: LIVE LAUGH LOVE. kristindumez.substack.com
Grand Rapids, MIkristindumez.comJoined April 2015

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Apologies to everyone at Gate B6 who just got a whole introduction to Christian nationalism. Trying to squeeze in interviews between flights while talking over the Village People this am. 😬
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Also from : "How many 'reckonings' can one have before we acknowledge that there is, in fact, no real reckoning to be had? ... Will this time be different? From my vantage point, it's doubtful." #ThisistheSBC kristindumez.substack.com/p/is-this-a-re
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"When corruption is this entrenched, institutionally, culturally, and theologically, change isn't going to happen because of a sudden 'awareness.' They've known all along." - @kkdumez #ThisistheSBC
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Re-reading this thread because gets it so well. 6 months later...Have we seen change? "When corruption is this entrenched, institutionally, culturally, and theologically, change isn't going to happen because of a sudden "awareness.""
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I'm not an SBC insider by any stretch, but one of the first things I did when I started to write JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE was consult a lawyer because I knew sexual abuse and cover-ups needed to be part of the story. How did I know? Because I'd been listening to women. 1/14
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I heard give a talk on this last summer, and it’s a really wonderful project. Of special interest to scholars of Catholicism, religious studies, & American history. #twitterstorians
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The first book by Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies @SusanBReynolds1 is out from @FordhamPress! Learn more about "People Get Ready: Ritual, Solidarity, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury" and Reynolds' six years of ethnographic research: bit.ly/reynolds-new-b
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Mike Pompeo, "who became a Christian at West Point" and is a member of an EPC church, is Exhibit A of how ' thesis - that conceiving of Jesus in the image of John Wayne - is no mere theoretical heresy but produces actual deathmongers who make this world much, much worse.
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After Khashoggi's murder, 'Trump sent Pompeo to reassure the crown prince of America’s support — and to give “the middle finger to the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other bed-wetters who didn’t have a grip on reality.”' washingtonpost.com/books/2023/01/
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So my husband skimmed this and already found a couple mistakes, which I've corrected. The chances of me booking all my tickets correctly are not looking great right now. 😬
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Está el público anglosajón maravillado la nuestra cubierta de 'Jesús y John Wayne'. Pasen y vean las respuestas al tuit de la autora. Con el contenido ya lo estaban, porque, creednos, una vez más la cubierta está simplemente a la altura del texto. Sale el lunes 30 de enero.
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JESÚS Y JOHN WAYNE, Spanish edition, releases next week! And that cover… twitter.com/Capitan_Swing/…
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I was asked last night about what has surprised me in terms of the reception of J&JW. I said the way so many white evangelicals have received the book--with openness, curiosity, humility, and often also with lament. Pastors, churches, laypeople, incl countless white ev men.
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I’m having all of our pastors at Vineyard Church North Phoenix read and discuss @kkdumez’s Jesus and John Wayne together over the next few weeks! I’ve already read it and it is such a helpful book! Thank you @kkdumez for all the historical research that went into this book! twitter.com/reportbywilson…
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“Caught up in authoritarian settings where a premium is placed on obeying men, women & children find themselves in situations ripe for abuse of power.” Please read this whole thread:
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I'm not an SBC insider by any stretch, but one of the first things I did when I started to write JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE was consult a lawyer because I knew sexual abuse and cover-ups needed to be part of the story. How did I know? Because I'd been listening to women. 1/14
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Another day of me trying to figure out how to share this book I wrote. I hate doing it. I wish there was no reason to share it. But I believe in it and I believe it can make a difference. If you need some hope to hold onto, I think you might find it here.
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Tonight! Join me, Dr. Walter Kim, and as we talk about American evangelicalism. Looking forward to what promises to be a friendly but challenging conversation, for all of us.
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A heads-up on this upcoming event, a conversation between me & NAE pres Walter Kim, a week from Sunday. I just saw the planned questions & they cover exactly what I'd want to talk about wrt JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE & US evangelicalism. Free, register here: highrockonline.org/news/winterspr
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Its sophisticated engagement with biblical teaching, history, and the social sciences sets this book apart, yet it is so beautifully crafted and compellingly written that it still manages to be a page-turner. This book is a gift to the American church." 2/2
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I mean, I just don’t think we’re going to stand before God on the great day & hear him say, you did such a fabulous job of publicly humiliating heretics. Those pictures were hilarious! Those quotes were the perfect burn! Get in here & let me hug your neck & hang a medal on it.
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