Jesus and John Wayne: how white evangelicals corrupted a faith and fractured a nation
Mez, Kristin Kobes DuUnknown
Liveright Publishing Corporation (New York, 2020) (eng) English9781631499050UnknownUnknownTRUMP, DONALD, 1946-; UnknownIn Jesus and John Wayne, a seventy-five-year history of American evangelicalism, Kristin Kobes Du Mez demolishes the myth that white evangelicals "held their noses" in voting for Donald Trump. Revealing the role of popular culture in evangelicalism, Du Mez shows how evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism in the mould of Ronald Reagan, Mel Gibson and above all, John Wayne. As Du Mez observes, the beliefs at the heart of white evangelicalism today preceded Trump and will outlast him.
Physical dimension
xix, 358 p.21 cm.ill.
Summary / review / table of contents
Introduction --
Saddling up --
John Wayne will save your ass --
God's gift to man --
Discipline and command --
Slaves and soldiers --
Going for the jugular --
The greatest American hero --
War for the soul --
Tender warriors --
No more Christian nice guy --
Holy balls --
Pilgrim's progress in camo --
Why we want to kill you --
Spiritual badasses --
A new high priest --
Evangelical Mulligans: a history --
Conclusion