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Understanding White Evangelical Views on Immigration

Summary: Complete video from the panel discussion at “Symposium on Religious Literacy and Government: Refugee and Immigration Issues,” sponsored by the Religious Literacy and the Professions Initiative, held at Harvard Divinity School on December 7–8, 2017. Additional resources and full video…

Kristin Kobes Du MezDecember 8, 2017

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Evangelicals for Roy Moore–No Matter What: CBC Radio, Day 6, Episode 364

Interview by Brent Bambury for CBC Radio, Day 6, Episode 364, "Evangelicals for Roy Moore, Battlefront II outage, Grace Mugabe, Puerto Rico's Power Grid & More." Kristin Kobes Du Mez and Bambury discuss recent American political events in the segment "Why Some…

Kristin Kobes Du MezNovember 17, 2017

In the Media Talks & Lectures

Onward Christian Warriors: Evangelical Masculinity and the Rise of Donald Trump

University of Iowa's Geneva Lecture in Iowa City.

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 22, 2017

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“Hillary Wants to Preach”

Interviewed by Emma Green for The Atlantic. Published August 6, 2017. Summary: Religion is playing a big role in Clinton’s post-election tour. What does she have to gain from sharing her faith now? Excerpts: Hillary Clinton wants to preach. That’s what…

Kristin Kobes Du MezAugust 6, 2017

In the Media Talks & Lectures

Why the Church Needs History, Especially Now: A Historian’s Vision for Equipping the Church

Talk delivered at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Colloquium. Published June 28, 2017. At a time of increasing cultural and political polarization, the North American church faces enormous challenges in embodying the unity of Christ and living out Christ's…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 28, 2017

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Time for Kierkegaard

Summer is here. For academics, that means there just might be time to pick up a random book and read it for pleasure. For those of us in American religious history, Heath Carter has just tweeted a handy list of 150…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJune 15, 2017

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“Linguists Search for Words in Parsing Trump’s Oratory”

Interviewed by Matt Sedensky for AP News story. Published April 26, 2017. Summary: Campaign promises may have been reshaped and some self-imposed deadlines reset. But among the things kept intact in the opening months of the new administration is the unmistakably…

Kristin Kobes Du MezApril 26, 2017

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A New Moral Vision

Interview with Andrea Turpin. First published in Anxious Bench: Patheos.com. 12 January 2017. If you clicked on this link because you’re desperately seeking a new moral vision, this might not be exactly what you’re looking for. But perhaps you can…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 12, 2017

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“Donald Trump’s Unique Speaking Style, Explained by Linguists”

Interviewed by Tara Golshan, Politics Reporter for VOX. Published 11 January 2017. Excerpts: President-elect Donald Trump’s much-anticipated, much-delayed press conference on his private business dealings — and the recent unverified reports about Russia’s alleged blackmail of Trump — reminded the nation of…

Kristin Kobes Du MezJanuary 11, 2017

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“The Public and Private Faith of Hillary Clinton”

Interview by Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor, for the second of two stories on the religious beliefs of the presidential nominees, "The Public and Private Faith of Hillary Clinton." CNN, October 31, 2016. Excerpt As first lady, Clinton says, she…

Kristin Kobes Du MezOctober 31, 2016