Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

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

33 reviews

jbrando28's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

mswarning's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.25

It's hard to say that I "really like" this book or think it's "amazing." I can't describe how many times it made me angry, like when pastors or other authority figures were given passes when they accused of sexual or child abuse. People just chalked it up to their god-given "masculinity." This book is not snarky or humorous despite the impression the title might give. It's a cultural foray into white evangelicalism in the US.

I did not like the narrator. She sounded robotic, bored, and dispassionate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Racism

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: Misogyny, Child abuse, 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

readingbrb's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Racism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Rape

montyalmoro's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Slavery, Sexual content, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Racism

easypeasy17's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is a very important look into the history of white evangelical America and how it has led us to where we are today with American politics. Highly recommend this book. I just wish this book would have dived deeper into how these shifting perspectives within the evangelical church affected marginalized groups. Or if we had gotten more perspectives from people who had left evangelicalism and why they left. What are their critiques?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

sorry_imbooked's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Child abuse

knunderb's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, War, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

Minor: Abortion, Transphobia, and Gun violence