Anthea Butler

Anthea Butler is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent book is White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America (UNC Press, 2021).

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Religion Dispatches

Prayer Group Runs Away From Home, Sparks Fear of Mass Suicide

Another California story? Or is there something here we can learn about Pentecostal, charismatic religion?

Anthea Butler

September 20, 2010

Christian Right
pat robertson
pentecostalism
spiritual warfare
jonestown

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Religion Dispatches

Beck Plus God Does Not Equal X

After this weekend’s rally by the new Evangelist-in-Chief, Glenn Beck, I am left with a question: Why is it that when white religious men say outlandish stuff, it’s brilliant, and when black religious men say outlandish stuff, they are evil and racist?

Anthea Butler

September 2, 2010