Kristin Du Mez is Professor of History at Calvin University and author of Jesus and John Wayne. If you haven’t heard about this book yet, you will soon because it is lighting Evangelicalism on fire. Kristin shares about growing up a bit sheltered in Northwest Iowa Dutch country, how moving and travel began to expand her understanding of the world, and why she decided to address militarism in the Christian faith. Kristen’s story reminds us that we need to know Christian history to understand our faith.

Listen to Kristin’s story now!

Stories Kristin shared:

• Growing up in Dutch Reformed circles in Northwest, Iowa

Great quotes from Kristin:

My working assumption was that Christianity is constant within history. If anything, my historical studies disrupted this notion of communion with my fellow believers.

If you’re holding on so tightly to your narrow conception of truth, that’s a faith that can easily be shaken.

A lot of Evangelicals have bought into a very us versus them mentality, that God is on our side and therefore anything that I do is righteous.

Resources we mentioned:

• Kristin’s website

Related episodes:

• Karen Swallow Prior and the Spiritual Practice of Reading Fiction

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