Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

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

21 reviews

jbrando28's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and War

burdasnest's review

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

 At times nauseating, I ultimately think this is a must-read for understanding the United States today. This treatise establishes facts and presents a comprehensive explanation of how masculinity has been especially twisted over the past century to the point of electing Donald Trump. It's tough to swallow, but it feels like a large chunk of the population are living in a completely different established reality, even in my own backyard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Genocide, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting

xandra_lyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

4.5

A sobering account of the history of evangelicalism. I have a lot of thoughts, too many for a short review.

If you are an evangelical or are confused about evangelical stances, please take the time to read this. It will open your eyes.

It is critical against evangelicalism, and the title is overly provocative. If you are an evangelical, you've already been exposed to the evangelical bias; get a different point of view and read this. To skeptics of what she has to say, read this with an open mind, a heart seeking truth and Jesus, and maybe you'll understand why many are deconstructing and moving away from evangelical denominations.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Homophobia and Islamophobia

All of these topics are discussed in light of how they've impacted evangelicalism. The author clearly does NOT agree with or condone these things. But discussions of them are there and could be triggering to many

caseythereader's review

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

mfrisk's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I can’t even begin to express how much I want everyone I know to read this book. It maps out with care, critique, and precision the rise of the religious right over time and where the cultural met the religious aspects of evangelism to bring us to the state of fear and anger which has stoked bubbling hatred and concealed abuse. I think this book is extremely important for those in politics or involved in civic engagement in any way to read as well as those who practice religion in a way which goes against the harmful ideals detailed in this book. It is not a guidebook to the other side of the harm which has been created but to better understand this movement is to know how to deconstruct it and I feel more informed having read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Trafficking, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Transphobia, and Abortion

risten's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Colonisation, and War

erica_palmisano's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Well researched, scrupulously end-noted, and full of insights I hadn't expected, this book is phenomenal. Absolutely a must-read for people in Evangelicalism or coming out of it. Also, important for folks seeking to understand Christian Nationalism and its impact on US Politics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Abortion, Colonisation, and War

c100's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

boyish's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence

spookyfaith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

 

holy shit I don’t have the words to describe this book. I had been waiting for months for it to release and wow was it worth the wait. 

this is absolutely required reading for anyone who grew up evangelical, whether you’re deconstructing or not. it goes into the historical details of how American evangelicalism was shaped by toxic masculinity and white nationalism. it explains how politics, capitalism, and modern culture have created the version of Christianity we know today, in America. 

I knew so much of Christian theology stemmed from conservative politics, power, and abuse but I had no idea the horrific depths it went to. the people that have made evangelicalism what it is today did so out of the desire for power and selfish ambition, and as a result, thousands of individuals are now the victims of abuse of many kinds, (myself included.) 

bad things don’t just happen in churches; they are primed to happen. the abuse, racism, homophobia, and the “othering” of all non white, cishet men is the direct result of the culture and theology we have built. abuse is the natural consequence of a theology based on militantancy, toxic masculinity, and complementarianism. once we can recognize how much of our beliefs don’t actually stem from the Bible, but rather from relatively new interpretations of scripture and a lot of cultural baggage. 

If you read one book this year, make it this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment

Content about spiritual abuse