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.

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Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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