White evangelical racism : the politics of morality in America

White evangelical racism : the politics of morality in America /

"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 politic...

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Main Author: Butler, Anthea D., 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Evangelicalism > United States > History.
Racism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christians, White > United States > History.
Religion and politics > United States > History.
Racism > United States > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Christians, White
Evangelicalism
Race relations
Racism
Racism > Religious aspects > Christianity
Religion and politics
United States > Church history.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Informational works
Church history
History
Informational works.
Documents d'information.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Evangelical Racism: A Feature, Not a Bug
  • 1. Racist Foundations of Evangelicalism in the Nineteenth Century
  • 2. Saving the Nation: Fervor, Fear, and Challenges to Jim Crow
  • 3. Whitewashing Racism and the Rise of the Religious Right
  • 4. How Firm a Foundation: a Twenty-First-Century Precipice Appears
  • Conclusion: Whom Will You Serve?

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