The fear was real in the hearts of followers, but it was actively stoked by religious leaders, by Evangelical men in almost every case, to consolidate their own power. Kristin: So much of the inspiration for ideals of Christian manhood were drawn from popular culture, not from deep biblical exegesis. So, if you want to hear more, we do afterwords from every episode that we have a guest on where Pete and I talk about this. Again, we often have things that we want to go further with but don’t have the time in the context of this podcast. And you know what? We’re going to get right into the episode here, but if you’re interested in a deeper dive, you know, we have this afterword, we’re going to talk about some of the things that, you know, we came away with from reading the book and from talking with Kristin. Pete: Yeah, and this is an important book. Jared: Yes, she is the Professor of History at Calvin University and has written a book called Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, and it was a doozy. Pete: Hello folks, welcome to this episode of the podcast and our topic today is “A Modern Church History of Toxic Masculinity,” and our guest is Kristin Kobes du Mez. Pete: You’re listening to The Bible for Normal People, the only God-ordained podcast on the internet. Book: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.What’s needed is courage in this moment – individually and collectively.” in This Episode That’s why we have to see Trump not as a betrayal of Evangelical values, but as the fulfillment of those values.” “How many of us have been complicit through silence, through choosing what is safe, what is least disruptive in institutions and churches and families and friend groups, of not speaking truth because that might come with a cost?” “I think what the moment calls for right now is rigorous honesty of our own motivations. Who’s wielding power and to what ends?” “Men who were not constrained by traditional Christian virtue… were paradoxically the most fit to protect Christianity.
How did a particularly militant conception of masculinity become combined with Christian nationalism?.What cultural moments led people to identify with this kind of militant Christian manhood?.Why did Du Mez avoid using the term “toxic masculinity” in her book Jesus & John Wayne?.Where is most of the “evidence” for militant Christian masculinity drawn from?.
What led Du Mez to be interested in researching the modern history of patriarchy and toxic masculinity in the church?.E-0h3-3-0h2-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3- e-2-0-2-2- (2x) I met John Wayne and Jesus when I was just a kid They both had on their cowboy hats just like I pictured them I stood up at the front of the class waving my American Flag saying the pledge sang amber waves of grain.In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with Kristen Kobes Du Mez about patterns of toxic masculinity in the white Evangelical church as they explore the following questions: