Du Mez makes it clear that she’s not criticizing from the ivory tower or explicitly from the left. One of the book’s missed opportunities is a more thorough exploration of the prosperity gospel, or the bizarre notion that, as one book put it, 'Jesus Wants You to Be Rich.' If ultra-manliness is the goal, then for Americans raised on the Protestant ethic money is the means to that worldly end. ![]() ![]() One of the book’s subtle insights is that being evangelical isn’t just about agreeing to a certain set of theological principles-that’s just where the rest of the lifestyle management begins. ![]() Du Mez argues, using an extensive amount of research, that white evangelical culture often glorifies the aggressive, patriarchal idea of manhood, which has become intertwined with what it means to be a conservative Christian in the modern age.
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