"These 21st-century 'teavangelicals,' who represent a considerable segment of the Republican party, are vastly different from their 19th-century forebears. Nineteenth-century evangelicals were concerned with societal ills such as temperance, slavery, the rise of industrialisation and suffrage."

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About Anthea Butler

American scholar of religion and history known for work on African American religion, evangelicalism, and race in U.S. public life. She serves as a professor and public commentator on religion and politics.

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