Kristin Du Mez: John Wayne and Jesus and Donald Trump - Almost Heretical Podcast Ep 94
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
64.03
24 February 2024
30 October 2025
How did a suffering servant named Jesus of Nazareth lead to Christians in America electing and defending someone so opposite in Donald Trump? ⬇️
When and why did voting Pro Life become the main issue in evangelicalism? For all of us that see the problems with Trumpism and evangelicalism already, where do we go from here? Nate talks with Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez about her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:25 Defining Evangelicalism
4:00 Influence of Culture on Faith
6:00 Evangelical Beliefs and Statistics
8:01 Cultural Interpretations vs. Theology
11:50 Traditional Values and Modern Context
15:36 Gender's Role in Evangelicalism
20:08 Evangelical Political Engagement
25:00 Authority and Identity in Churches
30:51 Imagery of Warrior Christ
33:00 Race, Gender, and Evangelicalism
35:36 Evangelicalism's Political Spectrum
38:08 Shifts in Evangelicalism Post-2016
43:50 Authority Crisis in Evangelical Circles
47:04 Author's Personal Journey and Insights
51:09 Towards Dismantling Militant Masculinity
53:01 Christianity's Relationship with Power
57:14 Future Directions for Evangelicalism
1:03:23 Feedback and Reflections from Readers
