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

9 reviews

meganpbell's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

This 75-year-spanning study by a Christian historian traces American evangelicals’ takeover of the Republican Party and shows how their highest values—militarism and masculinity, patriarchy and patriotism—turned a modest Jesus Christ into a macho John Wayne, and made voting for Donald Trump not a necessary evil, but a natural conclusion. As disturbing as it is revelatory, this book is a must read for anyone seeking to make sense of this political era.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Sexism, War, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape

pearlisarobot's review

challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Homophobia, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Religious bigotry, Classism, and Racism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Trafficking, War, Violence, Hate crime, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Rape, Child abuse, Colonisation, Genocide, and Mental illness

madscientistcat's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.75

Incredibly informative and impeccably researched. If you want to understand what evangelicals really are and how the community got to where they are now and why they’ve had their outsized impact on the US government, this is it. You will leave this book understanding that and also probably depressed and anxious. The definition of “thanks, I hate it.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape, Slavery, War, Infidelity, Incest, Hate crime, and Deportation

elnelson's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Xenophobia, Transphobia, Infidelity, Rape, Homophobia, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Outing, Sexual harassment, War, Physical abuse, Incest, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Deportation

thisisadri's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

A must read for anyone who’s remotely interested in how America came to be 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, War, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Fatphobia, and Domestic abuse

xfallenxnightx's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.75

Eye opening look into far right Christian Nationalist politics. Terrifying stuff, as this book lays out the history of this group and their rise to power in the US.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, War, Racism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Hate crime

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

caffeineuro's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

5.0

buckle up for this one- it’s a TOUGH read. multiple instances of wanting to throw the book across the room or scream. very very important research and information- especially in light of our current political environment. 10/10 would recommend. incredible book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Sexism

The fact that all those disclaimers needed to happen for a book about american christianity…sigh.

theresablue's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Islamophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Antisemitism, Child abuse, and Gun violence