Kristin Du Mez
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Historian of gender, religion, politics. Author of NYT bestseller JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE. Next up: LIVE LAUGH LOVE.
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Latest podcast episode just posted! Our take on the meaning of the 2025 election results: the surprising, the practical, and the big picture.
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The Most Important 2025 Election Result: Evidence that an Authoritarian Future is Not Inevitable
Plus the latest writing from the Convocation team
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November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Latest podcast episode just posted! Our take on the meaning of the 2025 election results: the surprising, the practical, and the big picture.
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John Cleary, who was shot in the chest by Ohio National Guard troops during an antiwar protest at Kent State University in 1970, a moment captured in a Life magazine cover photo, died last month. He was 74.
John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74
A photo of him lying on the ground and bleeding made the cover of Life magazine after the 1970 shooting.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
John Cleary, who was shot in the chest by Ohio National Guard troops during an antiwar protest at Kent State University in 1970, a moment captured in a Life magazine cover photo, died last month. He was 74.
Cover of my next book just dropped.
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cover of my next book just dropped.
I can’t remember when a book has made me laugh this hard. Maybe never.
Weds Nov 12 in Washington DC - SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE, the tour, hits Union Stage.
All tickets come w/a hardcover copy of the book.
Come join us as we film a book tour, with standup, in a rock club. tickets - UnionStagePresents.Com
All tickets come w/a hardcover copy of the book.
Come join us as we film a book tour, with standup, in a rock club. tickets - UnionStagePresents.Com
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I can’t remember when a book has made me laugh this hard. Maybe never.
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Faith leaders — as well as faith-based food banks — have long argued they absolutely cannot independently handle the raw number of people currently served by government food assistance programs.
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Faith leaders — as well as faith-based food banks — have long argued they absolutely cannot independently handle the raw number of people currently served by government food assistance programs.
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
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Sharing a special sneak peek of the audiobook of "A Beautiful Year." The reflection explores the spirituality of All Souls Day.
Friendly warning: You may get teary.
"A Beautiful Year" releases on 11/4.
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Friendly warning: You may get teary.
"A Beautiful Year" releases on 11/4.
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Sunday Musings
All Hallows' Eve, Reformation Day, All Saints, and All Souls! So many holy days!
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November 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Sharing a special sneak peek of the audiobook of "A Beautiful Year." The reflection explores the spirituality of All Souls Day.
Friendly warning: You may get teary.
"A Beautiful Year" releases on 11/4.
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-mus...
Friendly warning: You may get teary.
"A Beautiful Year" releases on 11/4.
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-mus...
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A conversation from the Convocation Unscripted:
Finding Beauty in the Liturgical Year
You'll be surprised by the relevance of this discussion to these hard days.
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Finding Beauty in the Liturgical Year
You'll be surprised by the relevance of this discussion to these hard days.
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Finding Beauty in the Liturgical Year
Grab your copy of Diana's new book!
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November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A conversation from the Convocation Unscripted:
Finding Beauty in the Liturgical Year
You'll be surprised by the relevance of this discussion to these hard days.
open.substack.com/pub/convocat...
Finding Beauty in the Liturgical Year
You'll be surprised by the relevance of this discussion to these hard days.
open.substack.com/pub/convocat...
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NEW from me: Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses religious freedom concerns of clergy who have been shot by DHS/ICE with pepper balls, pepper rounds, or rubber bullets, insisting he hasn't heard about such incidents despite being asked about one earlier this month. religionnews.com/2025/10/29/s...
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
NEW from me: Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses religious freedom concerns of clergy who have been shot by DHS/ICE with pepper balls, pepper rounds, or rubber bullets, insisting he hasn't heard about such incidents despite being asked about one earlier this month. religionnews.com/2025/10/29/s...
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In all fairness, depicting ICE as Mel Gibson makes a lot of sense.
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In all fairness, depicting ICE as Mel Gibson makes a lot of sense.
Spokane friends, im coming your way! Tomorrow, at Whitworth : favs.news/whitworth-20...
Whitworth Unveils Kobes Du Mez in Christian Speaker Series
Kristen Kobes Du Mez headlines Whitworth’s 2025-26 Christian Faith & Learning series, joined by experts in neuroscience, ethics, and post-#MeToo culture.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Spokane friends, im coming your way! Tomorrow, at Whitworth : favs.news/whitworth-20...
This should be fun.
September 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This should be fun.
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I've been asking for at least the last 5 years: "If I were in 1933 Germany, what could I have been doing to be a faithful Jesus-follower?"
This book is exactly the guide I've been wishing someone would write. It's _On Tyranny_ for Christians. Read it.
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This book is exactly the guide I've been wishing someone would write. It's _On Tyranny_ for Christians. Read it.
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Fall Big Read with Hanna Reichel and Kristin Kobes Du Mez
YouTube video by Institute for Christian Studies
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September 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I've been asking for at least the last 5 years: "If I were in 1933 Germany, what could I have been doing to be a faithful Jesus-follower?"
This book is exactly the guide I've been wishing someone would write. It's _On Tyranny_ for Christians. Read it.
@kkdumez.bsky.social @hannareichel.bsky.social
This book is exactly the guide I've been wishing someone would write. It's _On Tyranny_ for Christians. Read it.
@kkdumez.bsky.social @hannareichel.bsky.social
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Many thanks to @kkdumez.bsky.social for this wonderful insightful review of "Rooted" by Christy Berghoef. #bookreview #Rooted #Homecoming #Nature #Memoir kristindumez.substack.com/p/rooted?utm...
Rooted
A spiritual memoir of homecoming
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September 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Many thanks to @kkdumez.bsky.social for this wonderful insightful review of "Rooted" by Christy Berghoef. #bookreview #Rooted #Homecoming #Nature #Memoir kristindumez.substack.com/p/rooted?utm...
Wisconsin friends, I’d love to see you this Sunday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison, 5:30pm!
September 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Wisconsin friends, I’d love to see you this Sunday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison, 5:30pm!
Question for writer/editor friends: I have an almost-finished manuscript—is it really safe to delete all places of publication in notes? This is really a thing now?
September 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Question for writer/editor friends: I have an almost-finished manuscript—is it really safe to delete all places of publication in notes? This is really a thing now?
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Cantwell: "Do you think that the women on the steps of the Capitol were a 'hoax' yesterday?"
RFK: "I don't know about any women."
Cantwell: "The women who were talking about Epstein. Do you think they were perpetuating a hoax?"
RFK: "This is the first I'm hearing about it."
RFK: "I don't know about any women."
Cantwell: "The women who were talking about Epstein. Do you think they were perpetuating a hoax?"
RFK: "This is the first I'm hearing about it."
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Cantwell: "Do you think that the women on the steps of the Capitol were a 'hoax' yesterday?"
RFK: "I don't know about any women."
Cantwell: "The women who were talking about Epstein. Do you think they were perpetuating a hoax?"
RFK: "This is the first I'm hearing about it."
RFK: "I don't know about any women."
Cantwell: "The women who were talking about Epstein. Do you think they were perpetuating a hoax?"
RFK: "This is the first I'm hearing about it."
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Donald Trump's message to Epstein survivors: "Enough."
On Wednesday, survivors spoke about their experiences at Capitol Hill to support a bipartisan bill that would release their files. When asked about it in the Oval Office, Trump decried it as a "Democrat hoax" and said "I think it's enough."
On Wednesday, survivors spoke about their experiences at Capitol Hill to support a bipartisan bill that would release their files. When asked about it in the Oval Office, Trump decried it as a "Democrat hoax" and said "I think it's enough."
September 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Donald Trump's message to Epstein survivors: "Enough."
On Wednesday, survivors spoke about their experiences at Capitol Hill to support a bipartisan bill that would release their files. When asked about it in the Oval Office, Trump decried it as a "Democrat hoax" and said "I think it's enough."
On Wednesday, survivors spoke about their experiences at Capitol Hill to support a bipartisan bill that would release their files. When asked about it in the Oval Office, Trump decried it as a "Democrat hoax" and said "I think it's enough."
Grateful to be a part of this new cohort of Senior Democracy Fellows at PRRI:
September 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Grateful to be a part of this new cohort of Senior Democracy Fellows at PRRI:
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“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”
Listen to the survivors.
Listen to the survivors.
August 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”
Listen to the survivors.
Listen to the survivors.
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Virginia Giuffre’s family denounces “DAG Todd Blanche’s bizarre interview” of Ghislaine Maxwell in a statement. www.allrisenews.com/p/maxwell-tr...
August 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Virginia Giuffre’s family denounces “DAG Todd Blanche’s bizarre interview” of Ghislaine Maxwell in a statement. www.allrisenews.com/p/maxwell-tr...
I spoke with Scott Tong on NPR’s Here & Now today on James Dobson: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
The influence and legacy of Evangelical leader James Dobson
Conservative Christian leader James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, died Thursday. His prominence was not without controversy.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I spoke with Scott Tong on NPR’s Here & Now today on James Dobson: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
August 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
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“While many will mourn Dobson as a good Christian man, who lived by biblical values, he left a lot of broken people in his wake, including those he made believe God wants them to hit their kids.”
@antheabutler.bsky.social loaded this one with line after line 🔥🔥🔥
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@antheabutler.bsky.social loaded this one with line after line 🔥🔥🔥
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Opinion | James Dobson’s harsh, disciplinarian Christianity changed GOP politics
Discipline rooted in fear, not love, was a hallmark of Dobson’s teachings and a hallmark of his writings about children.
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August 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“While many will mourn Dobson as a good Christian man, who lived by biblical values, he left a lot of broken people in his wake, including those he made believe God wants them to hit their kids.”
@antheabutler.bsky.social loaded this one with line after line 🔥🔥🔥
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@antheabutler.bsky.social loaded this one with line after line 🔥🔥🔥
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James Dobson at a migrant detention center in Texas, 2019: “illegal immigrants will continue flooding into this great land from around the world. Many of them have no marketable skills. They are illiterate & unhealthy. Some are violent criminals. Their numbers will soon overwhelm the culture…”
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
James Dobson at a migrant detention center in Texas, 2019: “illegal immigrants will continue flooding into this great land from around the world. Many of them have no marketable skills. They are illiterate & unhealthy. Some are violent criminals. Their numbers will soon overwhelm the culture…”