The usual Republican suspects lined up to side with Trump, chastizing Pope Francis for insinuating that the candidate isn't Christian. — 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
Trump has benefitted indirectly from a strong belief of evangelicals that the two terms of Barack Obama has led the country to… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
The survivors of Hurricane Harvey do not need empty tweets and platitudes from people like Donald Trump and Joel Osteen. They have… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Voting for Trump will either hasten the return of Jesus, according to evangelical belief, or to allow evangelicals to regain political power… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Mr. Trump and Mr. Osteen are mirrors of each other. Both enjoy enormous support among evangelicals, yet they lack a command of… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Trump, despite his divorces and 'worldly lifestyle', appeals to evangelicals because he is wealthy, powerful, and pays them lip service. They support… — 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
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
Evangelical women are also large consumers of evangelical media and ministries, and their support of these organizations is crucial. Should they shun… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
In the past, candidates' performances of 'Christianity' have been strong points for voters, but Trump's ascendancy with evangelicals has eviscerated that expectation.… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Mr. Trump's and Mr. Osteen's brands are rooted in success, not Scripture. Believers in prosperity like winners. Hurricanes and catastrophic floods do… — 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,… — 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
I went to Catholic school and experienced racism firsthand from nuns and priests. — Anthea Butler Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coldplay's 'Hymn for the Weekend' video featuring Beyonce is already caught in a heated conversation about cultural appreciation of Indian religion and culture versus… — Anthea Butler Copy Share
President Barack Obama cried during his announcement of new executive actions designed to curb gun violence in the United States by restricting the access… — Anthea Butler Copy Share
