White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America by Anthea Butler (

Description: White Evangelical Racism by Anthea Butler In this clear-eyed, hard-hitting chronicle of American religion and politics, Anthea Butler argues that racism is at the core of conservative evangelical activism and power. Butler reveals how evangelical racism, propelled by the benefits of whiteness, has since Americas founding played a provocative role in severely fracturing the electorate. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals plays 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 racism is at the core of conservative evangelical activism and power.Butler reveals how evangelical racism, propelled by the benefits of whiteness, has since the nations founding played a provocative role in severely fracturing the electorate. During the buildup to the Civil War, white evangelicals used scripture to defend slavery and nurture the Confederacy. During Reconstruction, they used it to deny the vote to newly emancipated blacks. In the twentieth century, they sided with segregationists in avidly opposing movements for racial equality and civil rights. Most recently, evangelicals supported the Tea Party, a Muslim ban, and border policies allowing family separation. White evangelicals today, cloaked in a vision of Christian patriarchy and nationhood, form a staunch voting bloc in support of white leadership. Evangelicalisms racial history festers, splits America, and needs a reckoning now. Author Biography Anthea Butler is associate professor of religion at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of Women in the Church of God in Christ: Making a Sanctified World. A leading historian and public commentator on religion and politics, Butler has appeared on networks including CNN, BBC, and MSNBC and has published opinion pieces in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and many other media outlets. Review Show[s] how evangelicals contemporary embrace of right-wing politics is rooted in its centuries-long problem with race. This scathing takedown of evangelicalisms racism problem will challenge evangelicals to confront and reject racism within church communities."—Publishers Weekly Review Quote Show[s] how evangelicals contemporary embrace of right-wing politics is rooted in its centuries-long problem with race. This scathing takedown of evangelicalisms racism problem will challenge evangelicals to confront and reject racism within church communities.-- Publishers Weekly Details ISBN1469661179 Author Anthea Butler Short Title White Evangelical Racism Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1469661179 ISBN-13 9781469661179 Format Hardcover Subtitle The Politics of Morality in America Pages 176 DOI 10.5149/9781469661193_Butler Publication Date 2021-03-30 UK Release Date 2021-03-30 Imprint The University of North Carolina Press Place of Publication Chapel Hill Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-03-22 NZ Release Date 2021-03-22 Publisher The University of North Carolina Press Series Ferris and Ferris Books DEWEY 305.680408900973 Audience General US Release Date 2021-03-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131478988;

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