What Shapes Our Faith? Live Laugh Love with Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Bestselling author and historian Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez joins Rev. Kristin Warthen and guest co-host Rev. Raegan Gilliland to discuss Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made.

The conversation explores how Christian media, consumer culture, and messages about women’s roles have shaped the faith of generations of Christian women. Kristin Kobes Du Mez traces connections among holiness traditions, evangelicalism, power, submission, and the promise that the right beliefs and behaviors will lead to happiness and success. These themes are central to the book’s historical examination of popular Christian culture and white Christian womanhood.

The discussion then turns toward deconstruction, doubt, and the difference between questioning a religious system and abandoning God. Together, the guests consider how churches can make room for curiosity, complexity, accountability, and a faith that remains honest when simple answers no longer work.

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Video Chapters
01:51 – How Historians Research Faith and Culture
04:03 – The World Behind Live, Laugh, Love
06:45 – Surprising Figures and Historical Influences
10:01 – Power, Evangelism, and Christian Influence
15:53 – Deconstruction and Making Room for Doubt
21:45 – Elizabeth Elliot’s Deconstruction and Return
25:02 – How Christian Products Shape Our Values
30:13 – The Harm Behind Positive-Thinking Formulas
34:28 – Faith, Certainty, and Fear of Unraveling
37:03 – Finding Comfort in an Unknowable God
39:36 – Where to Follow Kristen and Closing Thoughts
41:42 – Behind the Scenes and Convocation Unscripted