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Release of Kristin Kobes Du Mez book on Christian femininity

Overview

Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez has released a new book, ‘Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made’. Building on her previous research in ‘Jesus and John Wayne’, the work examines the cultural influence and development of white Christian femininity.

Du Mez analyzes how consumer culture, lifestyle brands, and the ‘gospel of positive thinking’ have shaped the evangelical landscape. The book traces these trends from the nineteenth-century New Thought movement through the intersection of various religious traditions, such as Mormonism and holiness evangelicalism.

By examining the merger of religious and secular spheres through brands like Hobby Lobby and various multi-level marketing companies, Du Mez argues that these consumer habits reflect a complex history of theological exclusion and the promotion of specific domestic ideals.

Entities

Kristin Kobes Du Mez · Calvin University · Hobby Lobby · Billy Graham · Altar'd State

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Kristin Kobes Du Mez explores history of white Christian femininity

    Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez explores the history of white Christian femininity and consumer culture in her new book, ‘Live Laugh Love’, tracing its roots from New Thought to modern lifestyle brands.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Kristin Kobes Du Mez releases new book on white Christian women

    Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez explores the cultural history and consumer habits of white Christian women in her new book, ‘Live Laugh Love’.

Sources

calvin.edu · mereorthodoxy.com · religionnews.com · thepitchkc.com