Anthea Butler - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Anthea Butler is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social thought and Chair of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. A historian of African American and American religion, Professor Butler’s research and writing spans African American religion and history, race, politics, Evangelicalism, gender and sexuality, media, and popular culture. You can find more of her writing and public engagement at Antheabutler.com Butler’s recent book is White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America. She is also an author in the 1619 Book: A New Beginning, with a chapter entitled “Church”. Her first book is Women in the Church of God in Christ: Making A Sanctified World, Both are published by Ferris and Ferris/UNC Press. Professor Butler was awarded a Luce/ACLS Fellowship for the Religion, Journalism and International Affairs grant for 2018-2019 academic year to investigate Prosperity gospel and politics in the American and Nigerian context. She was a Presidential fellow at Yale Divinity School for the 2019-2020 academic year. A sought-after commentator, Professor Butler is an op-ed contributor for MSNBC. Her articles have also been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, NBC, and The Guardian. She has served as a consultant to PBS series including Billy Graham, The Black Church, God in America and Aimee Semple McPherson .

Content

Total articles 179

• Opinion | The plot twist in 'Conclave' isn't nearly as revolutionary as it thinks it is

  By Anthea Butler · MSNBC

  Mar. 02, 2025

• Opinion | These Trump administration Catholics are at odds with Pope Francis

  By Anthea Butler · Yahoo

  Feb. 15, 2025

• Pope Francis schooling JD Vance brings ‘harsh words’ from ‘border czar’ Tom Homan

  By Anthea Butler · MSNBC

  Feb. 15, 2025

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