105: Unabridged Interview: Kristin Du Mez and David French

This is the unabridged Interview of Lee's conversation with Kristin Du Mez and David French.

What happens when one of the country’s most outspoken critics of white male Christian political conservatism sits down with… well, a white male Christian political conservative?

The answer: a really great conversation about politics, culture, and the desperate need for hospitality in the digital age.

“With the decline of traditional media, everything's a competition for clicks,” says Kristin Du Mez, author of New York Times bestseller Jesus and John Wayne. She’s joined by David French, senior editor for the Dispatch and contributing writer to The Atlantic, to discuss their roles as public cultural commentators, how they choose their battles, how they deal with criticism, and the hard work of critiquing one’s own tribe in the age of political tribalism.

 

Show Notes:

• Similar episodes
  • Jesus and John Wayne: Kristin Du Mez
  • Conservatism Without Trumpism: David French
  • Is Conservative Christianity Anti-Intellectual?: Molly Worthen
• Resources mentioned this episode
  • Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Du Mez
  • Tim Alberta's Atlantic article - 'How Politics Poisoned The Evangelical Church'
• PDF of Lee’s Interview Notes
• Transcription of abridged episode

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