Jesus and John Wayne
byKristin Kobes Du Mez
Genres: Politics
Subenres: Ideologies and Movements
In Jesus and John Wayne, a seventy-five-year history of American evangelicalism, Kristin Kobes Du Mez demolishes the myth that white evangelicals “held their noses” in voting for Donald Trump. Revealing the role of popular culture in evangelicalism, Du Mez shows how evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism in the mould of Ronald Reagan, Mel Gibson and above all, John Wayne. As Du Mez observes, the beliefs at the heart of white evangelicalism today preceded Trump and will outlast him.
Language
en
Published on
15/06/2021
Pages
384
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781631499050
Who is this book for? Readers interested in the intersection of religion, culture, and politics, particularly in the context of American evangelicalism.
Topics IdentityPowerCorruption
MoodReflective, Mysterious
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