What do Jesus, John Wayne, and evangelical Christians have in common? In this conversation with Kristin Du Mez, we pull on the thread from the previous episode with Matt Distefano where he gives insight into mimetic theory and scapegoating - two processes that Jesus did not participate in. Kristin shares the meaning behind her book, Jesus and John Wayne, and explains how Christian masculinity turned Christ into an image of cowboy warrior masculinity and violence. Again, the opposite of what Jesus actually modeled and taught. 

 

In this episode, we cover:

• The remaking of Christian masculinity and how Christ is compared to John Wayne and other warrior characters
• The racial issues of the white evangelical belief system
• Money and power in the Christian industry
• Jesus and John Wayne

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