Anthea Butler

Professor Butler Will appear at the Harlem Book Fair July 20th in New York City. You may also watch the day unfold on CSPAN. Check your local listings! If you are in NYC, come out!

THE NEW JERUSALEM: BLACK LIFE, THE CHURCH, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

Location: Schomburg Center, Hughes Auditorium

Time: 6:00p – 7:15pm

Moderator: Josef Sorret, Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics

Panelists: Anthea Butler, Women in the Church of God in Christ, Making A Sanctified World; Rev. James Forbes, Who’s Gospel: A Concise Guide to Progressive Protestantism; Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America; Obery Hendricks, The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus’ Teachings

The fact that religious belief, religious institutions, and religious people came to be seen as essential to social freedom remains the central paradox in African American life and political history. This discussion examines the overlapping challenges of creating a basis for black collective political activism, building independent black institutions, and determining the place of men, women, politics and religion in leadership.