It is a shame that a guy like Mark Driscoll even got to be as influential as he was. Carson, among others and accuses all of them of promoting patriarchy and militant masculinity.įor the most part, I agree with KDM in this chapter.
KDM ends the chapter by tying men like Mark Driscoll and Doug Wilson (whom she admits were on the extreme) in with a number of other Evangelicals like Tim Keller and D.A. In addition, he got caught writing some extremely nasty, vulgar and offensive rants on the church’s online discussion board and had to resign his position at Mars Hill Church. Eventually, though, his authoritative and downright abusive behavior within his church came to light. He said that ever since the Fall, that men had become “pussified,” that James Dobson was “pussified” and that Promise Keepers was like “homoerotic worship.” He wrote a book about the “Song of Solomon” called Porn-again Christian in which he said it was a sex manual. He (from his pulpit!) would say that Jesus was an ultimate fighter warrior king with tattoos down his leg, riding into battle against Satan. Driscoll, a “New Calvinist,” was (and is) an absolute, vulgar, offensive goon who is not only a sad excuse for a Christian, but a sad excuse of a human being. KDM holds him up as an “extreme expression of militant Evangelical masculinity” and on this one she is completely right. He was a tremendously influential pastor for a short time and was known, quite frankly, as being a somewhat crude, foul-mouthed tough-guy, macho man pastor.
Most of the chapter is devoted to Mark Driscoll of Seattle’s Mars Hill Church. That being said, KDM does mention that the Quiverfull Movement was very small and not really widespread. She also mentions Doug Phillips, a Rushdoony acolyte who promoted the “Quiverfull Movement” that basically stressed the importance of a man fathering many children and being a family leader (think the Duggar Family and the show 19 Kids and Counting). She also notes the growth of the Christian homeschooling movement, and once again mentions Bill Gothard and notes that a number of Republicans like Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, and Rick Perry all either had attended a conference led by Gothard or had spoken at one.
She mentioned various Christian ministries like Xtreme Ministries and Mixed Martial Arts Academy, and Christian MMA that sought to spread the Gospel through fighting exhibitions and feats of strength. In chapter 11, KDM focuses on a number of movements and Evangelicals that emerged in the early 2000s. In this post, my response will be alongside my summary of each chapter.Ĭhapter 11: Holy Balls-Summary and Response Here in Part 7 of my detailed book analysis of Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s book, Jesus and John Wayne, I will look at chapters 11-13.
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