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Jesus and John Wayne : how white evangelicals corrupted a faith and fractured a nation / Kristin Kobes Du Mez.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: x, 356 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781631495731
  • 1631495739
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 277.308/3 23
LOC classification:
  • BR526 .D85 2020
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.
Summary: "A scholar of American Christianity answers perhaps the most bewildering question of our time: Why are evangelicals "the Donald's" most fervent supporters? Donald Trump is a libertine who lacks even basic knowledge of the Christian faith. Yet in 2016 he won 81 percent of the white evangelical vote, and continues to rely on white evangelicals as his base of support. While we assume the religious right has pragmatic reasons for backing Trump, in truth he represents the fulfillment of evangelicals' most deeply held values. As historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez demonstrates, American evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism-or, in the words of one modern chaplain, with "a spiritual badass." Trump is hardly the first flashy celebrity to capture evangelicals' hearts and minds, having followed the path blazed by, among others, John Wayne, Oliver North, and Mel Gibson. A revelatory account of a uniquely influential subculture, Jesus and John Wayne incisively reveals why evangelicals have rallied behind patriarchal power and the least- Christian president in American history"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Why are evangelicals "the Donald's" most fervent supporters? Trump is a libertine who lacks even basic knowledge of the Christian faith. Yet in 2016 he won 81 percent of the white evangelical vote, and continues to rely on white evangelicals as his base of support. As Du Mez demonstrates, American evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism. Trump follows the path blazed by, among others, John Wayne, Oliver North, and Mel Gibson. Du Mez's book reveals why evangelicals have rallied behind patriarchal power-- and the least- Christian president in American history. -- adapted from jacket
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Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BR526 .D85 2020 Available 31794003198455
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch BR526 .D85 2020 Checked out 01/31/2025 35898001742416
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BR526 .D85 2020 Available 31826003534865
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg Books on Display BR526 .D85 2020 Available 31826003534287

"A scholar of American Christianity answers perhaps the most bewildering question of our time: Why are evangelicals "the Donald's" most fervent supporters? Donald Trump is a libertine who lacks even basic knowledge of the Christian faith. Yet in 2016 he won 81 percent of the white evangelical vote, and continues to rely on white evangelicals as his base of support. While we assume the religious right has pragmatic reasons for backing Trump, in truth he represents the fulfillment of evangelicals' most deeply held values. As historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez demonstrates, American evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism-or, in the words of one modern chaplain, with "a spiritual badass." Trump is hardly the first flashy celebrity to capture evangelicals' hearts and minds, having followed the path blazed by, among others, John Wayne, Oliver North, and Mel Gibson. A revelatory account of a uniquely influential subculture, Jesus and John Wayne incisively reveals why evangelicals have rallied behind patriarchal power and the least- Christian president in American history"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-342) and index.

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.

Why are evangelicals "the Donald's" most fervent supporters? Trump is a libertine who lacks even basic knowledge of the Christian faith. Yet in 2016 he won 81 percent of the white evangelical vote, and continues to rely on white evangelicals as his base of support. As Du Mez demonstrates, American evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism. Trump follows the path blazed by, among others, John Wayne, Oliver North, and Mel Gibson. Du Mez's book reveals why evangelicals have rallied behind patriarchal power-- and the least- Christian president in American history. -- adapted from jacket

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