NEWS
Community Invited to an Evening Talk by Author Kristin Du Mez
Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m.
At Davidson College Presbyterian Church
DAVIDSON, NC — Main Street Books is delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez to Davidson for an evening talk on her latest book, "Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made." Please join us on Thursday, September 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Davidson College Presbyterian church located at 100 N. Main Street in Davidson.
Tickets are available at https://mainstreetbooksdavidson.com/events/5564720260903; they cost $40 and include a copy of the book. Following the talk, Dr. Du Mez will sign books for attendees.
“We are thrilled to bring author Kristin Du Mez to Davidson for a robust discussion on faith in today’s culture,” said Events Coordinator Olivia Eldridge. “We are grateful to Davidson College Presbyterian Church for providing space for the community to hear from this prominent religious scholar.”
"Live Laugh Love" is officially released to the public on September 15. For attendees of this event only, copies of her book will be available pre-release on September 3. Additional copies of "Live Laugh Love," as well as copies of "Jesus and John Wayne," released by Dr. Du Mez in 2021, will be available for purchase at the event.
For information, please call Main Street Books at 704-892-6841, email Events Coordinator Olivia Eldridge at events@mainstreetbooksdavidson.com or visit our website at: https://mainstreetbooksdavidson.com/events/5564720260903.
ABOUT KRISTIN KOBES DU MEZ - Kristin Kobes Du Mez is a New York Times bestselling author and Professor of History at Calvin University. She is a Senior Democracy Fellow with the Public Religion Research Institute. Her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion, and politics. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Religion News Service, and Christianity Today, and has been interviewed on NPR, CBS, and the BBC, among other outlets.
She is a Distinguished Associate at the Institute for Christian Studies (Toronto) and recently served as a Fellow at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Philosophy of Religion (2024-2025). She previously taught at Calvin Theological Seminary, Williams College, and the University of Notre Dame. She holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame.
ABOUT MAIN STREET BOOKS - Main Street Books has been a fixture on Davidson's Main Street since 1987, and our mission is to enrich and sustain the reading lives of local readers and writers with an inclusive, thoughtful literary collection, a creatively curated events calendar, and an engaged staff. The bookstore is open Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our website is mainstreetbooksdavidson.com