Mez, Kristin Kobes Du
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
- ISBN 13:
- 9781631499050
- author:
- Mez, Kristin Kobes Du
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Liveright Publishing Corporation
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 21.1 x 14 x 2.5 centimeters (0.2
- Genre:
- Religion, Christianity, Christian Church,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The history of white evangelicalism in America is being rewritten by a new paradigm. Jesus and John Wayne, a sweeping revisionist history, reveals how evangelicals have replaced the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism. This transformation is rooted in the centrality of popular culture in contemporary American evangelicalism.
Acclaimed scholar Kristin Du Mez explains that many evangelicals are not theologically astute, but they are familiar with popular culture, including books, films, music, and merchandise that shape their beliefs. Evangelical culture is filled with muscular heroes, mythical warriors, and rugged soldiers who assert white masculine power in defense of "Christian America".
The book explores the significance of figures like John Wayne, an icon of a lost time when men were uncowed by political correctness, unafraid to tell it like it was, and did what needed to be done. Jesus and John Wayne is a crucial work in understanding the evolution of white evangelicalism in America.
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