“People have to be made to understand that they cannot look for salvation anywhere but to themselves.” ― Ella Baker
Dr. Anthea Butler is the recipient of The 2022 Martin E. Marty Award!!
Each year, the American Academy of Religion presents the Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion to an individual whose work has helped advance the public understanding of religion. Read more here.
Lectures, Panels, and Appearances
For a Herschel Walker win, Georgia’s evangelicals are willing to sell their souls
Standards mean little to white evangelicals who crave political power. The devil went down to Georgia this week, and he was surprised to find that white …
Mark Laberton & Anthea Butler discuss Evangelicalism and Race. 
Anthea Butler discusses the history of US evangelicalism, looking particularly at the ways oppressive and racist structures have taken hold within and through it. Anthea …
America’s Catholic bishops are trying to punish Biden for his stance on abortion
The communion wars seem to be the hill this group of bishops wants its relevance to die on.
White Evangelical Racism: An Interview with Anthea Butler
The academic literature on American evangelicalism is broad, deep, and largely sympathetic, authored in many cases by evangelical scholars who hope to preserve and nurture …
Euclid Public Library – A conversation about White Evangelical Racism
Karla Brown and Dr. Anthea Butler, contributor to the book “The1619 Project” discuss her new award winning book, “White Evangelical Racism.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAhUiP5CJQk