You know the phrase "Live Laugh Love," but do you know its history?

NPR | By Juana Summers

Published September 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM EDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kristin Kobez Du Mez about 'Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made,' and how that world both serves and harms women.

Related Content

10 years after taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick is still waging a 'Perilous Fight'

Tonya Mosley

The former 49ers quarterback created an uproar in 2016 when took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality. In The Perilous Fight he explains why he still wants to play football.
Author Tommy Orange on 'pretendians'

Thomas King assumed his absent father was Cherokee. Then, last year, DNA tests showed no native blood.
The powerful millionaires hiding in plain sight

Greg Rosalsky

They own car dealerships, law firms, dental practices, and restaurant chains. Collectively, these overlooked business owners hold far more wealth than the Forbes 400 — and wield considerable political power.
New Carlo Rovelli book challenges science's understanding of reality and the universe

Adam Frank

In his latest book, the world-renowned physicist draws on science and philosophy to explore the notion that the university and reality are fully knowable.
New book highlights the people and institutions that have become Trump's enablers

Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Jacob Weisberg about his new book, "Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era."

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.