The book attempts to explain why white evangelicals overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump, despite all the non-Trumpy values they claimed to hold dear before he came along, by looking at the history of evangelical culture.ĥ:00 Did white evangelicals corrupt the faith or did guys like Donald Trump expose the faith for what it’s always been?ħ:02 Are you cherry picking bad actors, like Mark Driscoll, who exist in every tradition, or do guys like Driscoll fairly represent this strain of conservative Christianity?ġ0:20 How much blame should we place on moderate Christians who platform these toxic people?ġ4:38 Is there a good definition of evangelicalism that outsiders would agree with?ġ8:28 Are your students more receptive to your ideas than your colleagues?Ģ0:35 Are white evangelicals uniquely bad with toxic masculinity or is this just a problem with Americans at large? Or all of humanity?Ģ3:32 Is Jerry Falwell, Jr.
The book covers the history of American evangelicalism and discusses evangelical views on masculinity.
In this solo episode (Jessica will be back next week), Hemant interviewed Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the New York Times bestseller Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation is a book written by Kristin Kobes Du Mez and published by Liveright Publishing Corporation a division of W. Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show!