Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

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

43 reviews

abbylw's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Abortion

crownoflaurel's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Abortion

meganpbell's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

This 75-year-spanning study by a Christian historian traces American evangelicals’ takeover of the Republican Party and shows how their highest values—militarism and masculinity, patriarchy and patriotism—turned a modest Jesus Christ into a macho John Wayne, and made voting for Donald Trump not a necessary evil, but a natural conclusion. As disturbing as it is revelatory, this book is a must read for anyone seeking to make sense of this political era.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Sexual harassment, and War

lisettemarie's review

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

pearlisarobot's review

challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

lkbp17's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

tinyshedtia's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

This is one of the best books I’ve ever read. If you’ve ever wondered how it’s possible for the US to be where it is, this book provides SO MUCH CONTEXT. Honestly I haven’t been able to shut up about this book. Incredibly well researched, the writing is compelling, and the structure is fantastic; it truly brings you on the journey of how evangelicalism began and how it got to where it is now. Amazing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

bcope84's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

ariesrae's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

redheadorganist's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry