George Yancey

{{Short description|American professor of sociology}}

{{For|the Emory University philosopher|George Yancy}}

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George Alan Yancey (born September 8, 1962){{Cite encyclopedia |year=2009 |title=Yancey, George A. 1962- |encyclopedia=Contemporary Authors |publisher=Gale |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/yancey-george-1962 |language=en |access-date=2018-04-30}} is an American professor of sociology at the Baylor University, where he has taught since 2019. He is known for his research on anti-Christian attitudes in the contemporary United States, and the ways in which it can influence the decisions made by academic sociologists.{{Cite news |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-what-motivates-christian-right-opponents-82365/ |title=Interview: What Motivates Christian Right Opponents? |last=Nazworth |first=Napp |date=2012-09-29 |work=Christian Post |access-date=2018-04-30 |language=en}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/education/edl-24notebook-t.html |title=The Left-Leaning Tower |last=Tierney |first=John |date=2011-07-22 |work=The New York Times|authorlink=John Tierney (journalist)|access-date=2018-04-30 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} He has been called "the only researcher studying Christianophobia at a secular university".{{Cite news |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/october/anti-christian-bias-richer-evangelicals-persecution-complex.html |title=Study: Anti-Christian Bias Hasn't Grown. It's Just Gotten Richer. |date=October 2017 |work=Christianity Today |access-date=2018-04-30 |language=en}}

Yancey is a supporter of the American Solidarity Party.{{cite web |last1=Yancey |first1=George |title=Throwing Away my Vote |url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shatteringparadigms/2020/08/throwing-away-my-vote/ |website=Shattering Paradigms |date=12 August 2020 |publisher=Patheos |accessdate=12 August 2020}}