Biography
I grew up in a small town in northwest Iowa, with a brief stint in Tallahassee, Florida, during my high school years. I then spent a year in Germany as an exchange student before returning to Iowa to attend Dordt College. After graduate school at the University of Notre Dame I spent time at Williams College and at the Five College Women鈥檚 Studies Research Center at Mt. Holyoke, before taking up a position here at Calvin. I spend much of my time writing when I鈥檓 not wrangling my three kids.
I am on leave at the University of Notre Dame's Center for Philosophy of Religion for the 2024-25 academic year.
Education
- B.A., History and German, Dordt College
- Ph.D., American History, specialties in women's history and religious history, University of Notre Dame
Academic Interests
Kristin Du Mez鈥檚 research areas focus on the intersection of gender, religion, and politics in recent American history. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling (Liveright 2020). Coverage of Jesus and John Wayne can be found in , , and on , and also internationally (in , , , , , , and in ). She has written for , , , and , among other outlets.
Her first book, (Oxford 2015) traces the remarkable life and innovative theology of Katharine Bushnell (1855-1946), an intrepid social reformer and anti-trafficking activist.
Kristin recently released the documentary For Our Daughters, which highlights stories of abuse, betrayal, and resistance in the Evangelical church. She is currently working on Live Laugh Love, a cultural study of white Christian womanhood.
Kristin teaches courses in US women鈥檚 history and US social and cultural history, and has enjoyed working with students on historical walking tours of Grand Rapids for the app. Topics have included an East Grand Rapids walking tour of Ramona Park, a downtown Grand Rapids historical river walk, and a historical .
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