In Pope Francis's 'Amoris Laetitia' (The Joy of Love), an apostolic exhortation on Catholic family life, he does not make earth-shattering doctrinal… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
'Amoris Latetia' reiterates that Pope Francis is interested in changing both the tone and reception of people and families in the church… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
If there is anything that has broken the church's relationship with families, it is the global sexual abuse scandal. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Evangelicalism's moral values are now articulated by reality stars like the Duggar family, who Mike Huckabee embraced, and 'Duck Dynasty,' whose patriarch,… — 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
Pope Francis is calling for a better way to hold together complicated family lives in the midst of official church teaching without… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
In a world where families are drowning on beaches to escape war, leaving the church because of sexual abuse, or denied access… — 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 terror those and similar acts impose on communities seems to have been forgotten post-Sept. 11, 2001. — Anthea Butler Copy Share
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 been very wary of the Pope, attacking his liberal statements on homosexuality, global warming, and capitalism. — Anthea Butler Copy Share
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
