Anthea Butler
Biographic Data
| ID | 3595132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anthea Butler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anthea |
| FAMILY NAME | Butler |
| SIGNATURE | BUTLER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction to the Special Issue in Memoriam David D. Daniels III
I have struggled with writing the introduction to this volume of the Journal of World Christianity honoring Bishop Dr. David D. Daniels III. It is still very difficult for me to grasp that he is gone.1 He was my mentor, a good friend, someone who was full of life, full of discoveries and questions. David and his prodigious intellect spanned continents, time periods, and traditions. In every conversation that we had, I learned something from David…
White Evangelical Racism, Second Edition
A Scholar in Zion
Review Article| January 01 2020 A Scholar in Zion Colleen McDannell. Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. Anthea Butler Anthea Butler Anthea Butler is associate professor of religion and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She was the 2019 Smith Pettit lecturer for the Mormon Historical Association. Butler is the author of Women in the Church of God in Christ: Making A San…
White Evangelical Racism
The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals play a strikingly unified, powerful role in the disunion. These evangelicals raise a starkly consequential question for electoral politics: Why do they claim morality while supporting politicians who act immorally by most Christian measures? In this clear-eyed, hard-hitting chronicle of American religion and politics, Anthea Butler answers that …
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From Republican Party to Republican Religion
This essay shows an important shift in the Religious Right from Evangelical participation to Renewalist participation in politics. Renewalists, who are largely Pentecostals, Charismatics and non-denominational Christians, have been lumped into the "Evangelical" category by scholars and the media alike. Yet their theological orientations and concerns drive political questions and actions in different ways. Sarah Palin's placement on the Republican…
Media, Pentecost and Prosperity
The deft use of media by Afro-Pentecostal evangelists and performers has popularized historic changes in Pentecostal belief, theology, and practice. These changes are magnified when investigated through the lens of race, gender, and aesthetics. Focusing on how Afro-Pentecostals deploy and use the media is important in discerning how beliefs are changed and/or reinforced by Afro-Pentecostals
When nowhere becomes sacred the mojave desert cross and sacred space
(2011). When nowhere becomes sacred the mojave desert cross and sacred space. Material Religion: Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 272-274
Pentecostal Traditions We Should Pass On
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Pentecostal Traditions We Should Pass On
Media, Pentecost and Prosperity
The deft use of media by Afro-Pentecostal evangelists and performers has popularized historic changes in Pentecostal belief, theology, and practice. These changes are magnified when investigated through the lens of race, gender, and aesthetics. Focusing on how Afro-Pentecostals deploy and use the media is important in discerning how beliefs are changed and/or reinforced by Afro-Pentecostals
When nowhere becomes sacred the mojave desert cross and sacred space
(2011). When nowhere becomes sacred the mojave desert cross and sacred space. Material Religion: Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 272-274
From Republican Party to Republican Religion
This essay shows an important shift in the Religious Right from Evangelical participation to Renewalist participation in politics. Renewalists, who are largely Pentecostals, Charismatics and non-denominational Christians, have been lumped into the "Evangelical" category by scholars and the media alike. Yet their theological orientations and concerns drive political questions and actions in different ways. Sarah Palin's placement on the Republican…
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An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the 'Save PDF' action button
A Scholar in Zion
Review Article| January 01 2020 A Scholar in Zion Colleen McDannell. Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. Anthea Butler Anthea Butler Anthea Butler is associate professor of religion and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She was the 2019 Smith Pettit lecturer for the Mormon Historical Association. Butler is the author of Women in the Church of God in Christ: Making A San…
White Evangelical Racism
The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals play a strikingly unified, powerful role in the disunion. These evangelicals raise a starkly consequential question for electoral politics: Why do they claim morality while supporting politicians who act immorally by most Christian measures? In this clear-eyed, hard-hitting chronicle of American religion and politics, Anthea Butler answers that …
White Evangelical Racism, Second Edition
Introduction to the Special Issue in Memoriam David D. Daniels III
I have struggled with writing the introduction to this volume of the Journal of World Christianity honoring Bishop Dr. David D. Daniels III. It is still very difficult for me to grasp that he is gone.1 He was my mentor, a good friend, someone who was full of life, full of discoveries and questions. David and his prodigious intellect spanned continents, time periods, and traditions. In every conversation that we had, I learned something from David…
Philosophy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (3 works)