Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Free Audiobook Download by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

The book by Kristin Kobes Du Mez tells the story of how the American evangelical movement has been corrupted to the point where white evangelicals are now a threat to both Christians and non-Christians. The author tells her perspective on why this is happening as well as what others are doing about it through interviews with various people at every level of Christian life.

White Evangelicals are still trying to undermine the faith of Black Americans. In his book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, Jerry S. Jenkins exposes that these beliefs have been doing more harm than good for decades. They have been responsible for the emergence of a new kind of white evangelicalism which has caused division and destruction among those who follow Christ.

In Jesus and John Wayne, Du Mez argues that white evangelical Christians have turned their faith into a political power. The author cites multiple ways the evangelical movement has divided America, including: the creation of identity politics, the promotion of a military-first mentality and an embrace of Trumpism. Du Mez brings these issues to light through interviews with politicians and activists in order to show how White Evangelicals have normalized Trump's racism and xenophobia.

The divide between evangelicals and non-evangelicals has grown wider in recent years. This book examines the sources of this divide, including the "Jesus and John Wayne" dichotomy. Those on both sides of the divide are impacted by Evangelicalism, but they've reacted differently to it. "Those on the side of Jesus were attacked as traitors to their heritage; those on the side of John Wayne were put down as unpatriotic." This book seeks to bring clarity to this conflict in order to potentially transcend it.

An epic tale of religious, political and racial war in America told through the lens of a faith that dared to claim racism is wrong and Jesus will save us all. In 1881, John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa. By 1920, he had become the biggest movie star ever seen. He was also the most popular person in America.

The book is a fascinating and important work about how white evangelicals have hijacked the Christian faith. The author, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, explores what happened when the evangelical movement was co-opted by wealthy white preachers from America's most powerful regions who arrived to spearhead the African American Civil Rights Movement.