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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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Violence and Persecution of Christians Worldwide is Theme for Holy Week: A Report from Rome

Selfie sticks, iPads, and cameras greet Pope Francis as he enters the basilica…
Anthea Butler
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Andraé Crouch, "The Greatest Hymn Writer of Our Age," Dies at 72

Andraé Crouch, the incomparable songwriter, gospel singer and preacher, died in Los Angeles on January 9, 2015 of a heart attack. Billy Graham once said of Crouch that he was “The greatest hymn writer…
Anthea Butler
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America’s Racist God Meets Miss Celie: Darren Wilson Not Indicted

America’s racist god requires black people’s blood to atone for the sins committed by its followers. This time, the blood shed in sacrifice to this god of white supremacy was Michael Brown’s. Darren…
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