Īs it turns out, in an attempt to better understand the phenomenon, she ended up writing her book placing Trump in a line of men who, she believes, represent a brand of faith that is in need of revision.
In January 2016, Kristin Kobes Du Mez watched online as Donald Trump gave a speech about why he should be elected president of the U.S., especially given his connection to and affinity with evangelical Christianity.Ī history professor at Calvin University, Du Mez didn’t know what to think as Trump “boasted of his poll numbers and his crowd sizes,” she writes in her best-selling book Jesus and John Wayne.
