So let's talk - differentiate those two definitions we're talking about. And we're talking white evangelicalism here. One is theologically, and one is culturally.
You talk about sort of two ideas of evangelicalism. KURTZLEBEN: Well, we should get into definitions there. And also, of course, in terms of the election of Donald Trump, white evangelicals were his most stalwart supporters, both in 2016, in 2020 and throughout his entire presidency. And this has been really since the 1960s, particularly 1970s and crystallized in the election of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.Īnd so what we see is conservative Republican values have absolutely served to shape the Republican Party platform for several decades now, and Republicans know that well and cater to a conservative Republican value system. But politically, even, I think it's fair to say that white evangelicals punch above their weight because evangelicals have been extremely mobilized politically and have particularly been mobilized within the Republican Party and to support Republican politics. First of all, depending on how we define evangelicals, evangelicals do make up a pretty large percent of the American population, somewhere between, like, 12, 13%, all the way up to 25, 26%. Tell us, how would you describe to an outsider to American politics the role, the importance that white evangelicals play in American politics?ĭU MEZ: Sure. KURTZLEBEN: So for our listeners who might not have read it yet, let's just start very simply. Kristin is professor of history at Calvin University. It's a chance for our listeners to connect over books about politics, and people connected in the Facebook group. So for this special episode, we are taking that on for our book club. It traces that history from the early 20th century through the election of Donald Trump and then some. It looks at the history of American white evangelicalism, both theologically and politically, and particularly through the lens of masculinity.
This time, we are talking to Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of "Jesus And John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted A Faith And Fractured A Nation." It's a genuinely fascinating book. And today, another installment in our regular book club series, where we on the podcast and you listeners read a book together and discuss it in our podcast Facebook group. (SOUNDBITE OF THE BIGTOP ORCHESTRA'S "TEETER BOARD: FOLIES BERGERE (MARCH AND TWO-STEP)")
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