Jesus and John Wayne — How Institutions Quietly Reshape Identity
How can a community preserve its core beliefs on paper while gradually transforming the identity that gives those beliefs meaning?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using Kristin Kobes Du Mez's *Jesus and John Wayne* as our lens, this episode investigates how institutions can gradually reshape collective identity without necessarily changing official doctrine. Rather than viewing white evangelical support for Donald Trump as a sudden political shift, Du Mez traces decades of cultural development through publishing, Christian media, celebrity…
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