Evangelical masculinity literature centered John Wayne’s model of manhood

Evidence

In his 2013 book, 7 Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness, Metaxas revealed the larger purpose behind his biographies. He wanted to clear up the confusion around “the idea of manhood” by addressing two “vitally important questions”: What is a man? And what makes a man great? The answer started with none other than John Wayne. Wayne was the “icon of manhood and manliness.” He had “toughness and swagger,” but he used his strength to protect the weak. Generations of men were inspired by his model of masculinity, until something happened. That something was the 1960s. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 546

Categorization

• XREF: Directly extends the book’s running argument that militant masculinity (symbolized by Wayne) organizes evangelical identity; this passage shows how the 1960s functions as the origin-myth rupture point. — connects to: Wayne’s screen masculinity was an explicitly imperialist white male ideal. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 133; Evangelical admiration for John Wayne rested on masculine ideal, not theology — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 74; John Wayne functioned as a political icon tying militant masculinity to conservatism. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 127 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Wayne’s screen masculinity was an explicitly imperialist white male ideal. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 133; Evangelical admiration for John Wayne rested on masculine ideal, not theology — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 74; John Wayne functioned as a political icon tying militant masculinity to conservatism. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 127 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Evangelical admiration for John Wayne rested on masculine ideal, not theology #expands (0.93) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 74