Live Love Laugh is full of in-depth research, stories needing to be heard, and excellent writing. With a solid grasp of race and whiteness, Kristin Du Mez takes us through time, offering an understanding of the evangelical culture’s view of women. I am grateful for her scholarship in this critical time. —Latasha Morrison, New York Times bestselling author of Be the Bridge

Kristin Du Mez’s scholarship stuns. She weaves a mesmerizing narrative of how white evangelical women transformed biblical womanhood and made Christian nationalism palatable. They married capitalism with spirituality, harnessed the language of submission to broker their own networks of power, and refashioned right-wing authoritarianism into a romantic mythology of family values. Du Mez stands apart for how she centers the stories of women—those who were complicit and those who weren’t. By honoring the courage, truth-telling, and resilience of women like Christa Brown and Rachel Held Evans, Du Mez shows us the real story of hope. It will captivate you.—Beth Allison Barr, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming the Pastor’s Wife

Kristin Kobes du Mez isn’t just one of our boldest historians; she’s also one of our finest writers of non-fiction. Live Laugh Love connects so many ‘Christian’ beliefs that have nothing to do with Christ, and that have been used to control women for generations. A brilliant, infuriating, inspiring read for anyone who wants to understand modern Christianity—and how it got that way. I wish that all men would read this book. —John Fugelsang, New York Times bestselling author of Separation of Church and Hate