United States - Church history - 21st century.A revelatory account of a uniquely influential subculture, Jesus and John Wayne incisively reveals why evangelicals have rallied behind patriarchal power and the least- Christian president in American history"- Read more. As historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez demonstrates, American evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism-or, in the words of one modern chaplain, with "a spiritual badass." Trump is hardly the first flashy celebrity to capture evangelicals' hearts and minds, having followed the path blazed by, among others, John Wayne, Oliver North, and Mel Gibson. But Jesus remarks in Matt 11:14, Mark 9:13, and Matt 17:12 indicate that John did perform the function of Elijah - John did for Jesus what Elijah was to have done for the coming of the Lord. While we assume the religious right has pragmatic reasons for backing Trump, in truth he represents the fulfillment of evangelicals' most deeply held values. Yet in 2016 he won 81 percent of the white evangelical vote, and continues to rely on white evangelicals as his base of support. After all, didn’t Jesus say, You can ask for anything in my name, and I will.
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1 They think it is easy just ask God for something and tack on the words in Jesus’ name at the very end, like it is a magical phrase, and then sit back and wait. "A scholar of American Christianity answers perhaps the most bewildering question of our time: Why are evangelicals "the Donald's" most fervent supporters? Donald Trump is a libertine who lacks even basic knowledge of the Christian faith. Jesus and John Wayne : How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez (2020, Hardcover) Brand new. With this attitude, they should call it ‘ask and hope’ instead of calling it prayer.