A review by clairezavoyna
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

This is jaw dropping, I audibly gasped and teared up.  

I appreciate that this reads more as a critical history book rather overtly telling readers what the solution is to every problem addressed. The answer is the Bible, Jesus is as scripture tells us he is. 

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“With few exceptions, black men, Middle Eastern men, and Hispanic men are not called to a wild, militant masculinity. Their aggression, by contrast, is seen as dangerous, a threat to the stability of home and nation.” 301 

Josh Harris says, “When we try to overly control our own lives or overly control other people’s lives, I think we end up harming people.” 303