In the Media

Cited in article by Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Julie Zauzmer, "At the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump is Likely to Play on White Evangelicals' Fears." The Washington Post, February 6, 2019.

Paper "Race, Gender, and the 81 Percent: Defining Evangelicalism and What’s at Stake" cited by Michael Gryboski in The Christian Post. Published January 8, 2019. Complete audio of speech given at American Historical Association, January 5, 2019. Summary from Article: There are "many evangelicalisms" and people…

Summary: Yes, we need to critique the shortcomings of modern liberalism. But we also need a better model of authority, one shorn of nostalgia, patriarchy, and dangerous inattention to abuses of power.  Without that, our future may be even bleaker…

In David Brody and Scott Lamb’s book, grace for the president abounds. David Brody and Scott Lamb know they have their work cut out for them. “Donald Trump” and “spiritual life” don’t generally appear in the same sentence, after all.…

When one of the most perceptive religion journalists publishes a piece on one of the most important evangelical women, I stop writing, make a cup of tea, and dive in. I love so much about this. “Trips to the bathroom were…

Interview with Nish Weiseth (Cosmopolitan, The BBC, Deseret News) and Amy Sullivan (TIME Magazine, Yahoo News, NYTimes). Episode 31: The It's-Almost-Time-for-Season-Two! Update September 13, 2018 We're just days away from launching the second season of Impolite Company, listeners! In the…

In 2018, the #MeToo movement came to American Protestantism. Emboldened with the hope that they will no longer be silenced, women are speaking out to expose the misogyny and abuse they’ve long endured in Christian homes, churches, and seminaries. A…

Feminist anthropologist Jessica Johnson has just published a fascinating study, Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll’s Evangelical Empire, with Duke University Press. She joins us today to discuss her timely new book. KDM: What led you to decide…