She has been interviewed on NPR, CBS and the BBC among other outlets. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Religion News Service, and Christianity Today. from the University of Notre Dame and her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion and politics. The talk will further explore the recent history of evangelicalism and politics, and examine divisions within the evangelical movement while reflecting on what it could mean for the future.ĭu Mez earned a Ph.D. The book is an account of the past 75 years of white evangelicalism, which shows how American evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism. Kristin Kobes Du Mez will speak about her latest book, Jesus and John Wayne and the White Evangelical Reckoning in the Olmsted Room at Mandelle Hall. Tuesday in the religion department’s annual Thompson Lecture at Kalamazoo College. The public is invited to hear from a New York Times best-selling author and professor of history and gender studies at Calvin University at 7 p.m. Kristin Kobes Du Mez will speak Tuesday, May 10, Best-selling author and Calvin University Professor