Bibliograph

White evangelical racism, the politics of morality in America, Anthea Butler

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Label

White evangelical racism, the politics of morality in America, Anthea Butler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

White evangelical racism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1197848534

Responsibility statement

Anthea Butler

Sub title

the politics of morality in America

Summary

"The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals play 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." --, Publisher, inside front flap of dust jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction: evangelical racism: a feature, not a bug -- The racist foundations of evangelicalism in the nineteenth century -- Saving the nation: fervor, fear, and challenges to Jim Crow -- Whitewashing racism and the rise of the religious right -- How firm a foundation: a twenty-first-century precipice appears -- Conclusion: whom will you serve?

Target audience

adult

Classification