Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

6 reviews

bcope84's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Abortion, and Ableism

effortlesslybookishbre_'s review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

If you want an in depth analysis of how Evangelicalism doesn’t just affect those who have deconstructed from the faith, but every aspect of our lives from politics, pop culture, and even places we shop. This is a book you need to pick up  Kristin Kobes Du Mez dives deep into the world of Evangelicalism, and it’s leaders. Was this book difficult to read at times? Yes was it shocking the amount of power these people hold over so many aspects of main stream culture? Yes but it is well worth the read or listen to know just how Evangelicalism thrives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, War, Racism, Rape, and Sexual harassment

burdasnest's review

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

 At times nauseating, I ultimately think this is a must-read for understanding the United States today. This treatise establishes facts and presents a comprehensive explanation of how masculinity has been especially twisted over the past century to the point of electing Donald Trump. It's tough to swallow, but it feels like a large chunk of the population are living in a completely different established reality, even in my own backyard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Slavery, Sexism, War, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, Ableism, Genocide, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

mfrisk's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I can’t even begin to express how much I want everyone I know to read this book. It maps out with care, critique, and precision the rise of the religious right over time and where the cultural met the religious aspects of evangelism to bring us to the state of fear and anger which has stoked bubbling hatred and concealed abuse. I think this book is extremely important for those in politics or involved in civic engagement in any way to read as well as those who practice religion in a way which goes against the harmful ideals detailed in this book. It is not a guidebook to the other side of the harm which has been created but to better understand this movement is to know how to deconstruct it and I feel more informed having read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Ableism, War, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Sexism, Racism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Child abuse

Minor: Abortion, Transphobia, and Gun violence

erica_palmisano's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Well researched, scrupulously end-noted, and full of insights I hadn't expected, this book is phenomenal. Absolutely a must-read for people in Evangelicalism or coming out of it. Also, important for folks seeking to understand Christian Nationalism and its impact on US Politics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Torture, Transphobia, War, Ableism, Abortion, and Colonisation

katyallred's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Islamophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship