Graham promoted a white evangelical respectability that wanted to 'put the brakes' on the civil rights movement, and never really accepted women… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Historically, narratives of forgiveness were part of both the anti-slavery movement and the civil rights movement in America. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' for… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Whether Trump knew it or not, his strong language tapped into evangelical beliefs about the 'last days' and America's role in biblical… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Despite a rich history of black Americans involved in the Catholic Church, invisibility is a big problem for black Catholics in America. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Incidents of racial bias and implicit bias happen to African-Americans of every social class daily in America. White people seldom notice or… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Our founding documents didn't just protect the right to bear arms: they were designed to protect all the principles upon which America… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Trump, despite his shallow depth of biblical knowledge, plays into both the apocalyptic end-time fears of evangelicals and their nostalgia for a… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Graham functioned as a megaphone for conservative biblical ideas that dovetailed with conservative politics, including family, sexual morality, and adherence to laws.… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Graham's legacy is not as a maverick or a trailblazer. It is the legacy of a man who used Jesus as a… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
When the good Christians of America are some of its biggest racists, one has to consider our moral responsibility to call out… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Trump's blatant racism and demonization of Muslims, Mexicans, and immigrants also serves as a foil for white evangelicals. By othering these groups,… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
For black Catholics, the papal visit is a time of anticipation but also a time of reflection on their difficult - but… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
While the 1963 Birmingham church bombing is the most historic, there also was a series of church burnings in the 1990s. Recognition of the… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
I went to Catholic school and experienced racism firsthand from nuns and priests. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Graham promoted a white evangelical respectability that wanted to 'put the brakes' on the civil rights movement, and never really accepted women as equal… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Historically, narratives of forgiveness were part of both the anti-slavery movement and the civil rights movement in America. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' for instance, was… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
What often happens in a court of law is that, if victims do get their day in court, they are on trial as much… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Whether Trump knew it or not, his strong language tapped into evangelical beliefs about the 'last days' and America's role in biblical prophecy. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
The pope's instruction for priests to forgive may mean, in some cases, the difference between a woman staying in the Catholic Church or leaving… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Despite a rich history of black Americans involved in the Catholic Church, invisibility is a big problem for black Catholics in America. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
My memories of Vatican II center on white parishioners turning away from me when I went to shake their hands at Mass during the… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Trump's defense of white Anglo-Saxon Protestantism is gathering those who support him into a strong solidified base. Since the election of Francis, Republicans have… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Not every conservative Christian is a dominionist, but to say a movement doesn't exist, as some pundits and journalists have, without even being able… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
The University of Pennsylvania and my wonderful colleagues in the Department of Religious Studies have been routinely sent hate emails about me. Calls to… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
