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reviewed Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Kristin Kobes Du Mez: Jesus and John Wayne (Hardcover, 2020, Liveright) 5 stars

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that identifies the forces …

Review of 'Jesus and John Wayne' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Interesting insight into the role of "masculinity" in evangelical circles and their political influence.
A lot of things that made me want to throw up, particularly in the last chapter about abuse in these churches and their hypocritical coverups. But it goes to explain a lot about why "family values" don't matter at the end, as long as the abuser represents a strong male leading figure…

reviewed Late Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Famines and the Making of the Third World by Mike Davis

Mike Davis: Late Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Famines and the Making of the Third World (2001) 5 stars

Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World is a …

Review of 'Late Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Famines and the Making of the Third World' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Well, that's a thorough book. Could have been slightly shortened for my taste. But at least it's thorough. Only weird thing: after over 400 pages, it just ends. No conlusion, no outlook. After such an in-depth analysis, this end came unexpected. But Davis' style is incredibly readable, given the topic's complexity.