Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

39 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

lisettemarie's review

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

nat_montego's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism

katelyn11's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

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

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

redheadorganist's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Racism, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

barbarella85's review

informative

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Misogyny, and Homophobia

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

sophmcgraw's review

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia