Religion in the American South
Protestants and Others in History and Culture
Edited by Beth Barton Schweiger, Donald G. Mathews
352 pp., 6 x 9, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-5570-6
Published: November 2004 -
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Published: October 2005 -
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Published: October 2005
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Contributors demonstrate the importance of religion in the South not only to American religious history but also to the history of the nation as a whole. They show that religion touched every corner of society--from the nightclub to the lynching tree, from the church sanctuary to the kitchen hearth.
These essays will stimulate discussions of a wide variety of subjects, including eighteenth-century religious history, conversion narratives, religion and violence, the cultural power of prayer, the importance of women in exploiting religious contexts in innovative ways, and the interracialism of southern religious history.
Contributors:
Kurt O. Berends, University of Notre Dame
Emily Bingham, Louisville, Kentucky
Anthea D. Butler, Loyola Marymount University
Paul Harvey, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Jerma Jackson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lynn Lyerly, Boston College
Donald G. Mathews, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jon F. Sensbach, University of Florida
Beth Barton Schweiger, University of Arkansas
Daniel Woods, Ferrum College
About the Authors
Beth Barton Schweiger is assistant professor of history at the University of Arkansas. She is author of The Gospel Working Up: Progress and the Pulpit in Nineteenth-Century Virginia.
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Donald G. Mathews is professor of history emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author or coauthor of several books, including Religion in the Old South.
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Reviews
"Well crafted and well argued."--American Historical Review
"Essential reading for those interested in where the study of the subject might be headed."--Journal of Southern Religion
"[A] masterful analysis of the interaction between black and white evangelicalism. . . . [The] categorizations (racism, racial interchange, and interracialism) have never been clearer, more precise, or more stimulating."--Arkansas Historical Quarterly
"Enriches this existing historiography and illustrates new directions of investigation. . . . An important contribution to the field of southern religion."--North Carolina Historical Review
"The essayists present thought-provoking research that will inspire further conversations about this large topic."--Choice
"Here's a really interesting and thoughtful selection of essays on Southern religion, and it should receive extra attention because of the impact that the yahoo Dixie churches had on the recent election. With the insights and background that this book provides, you might not feel any better about what happened at the polls last month, but you'll have a clearer idea of why it happened, and what it is that these characters are thinking."--Little Rock, Arkansas Times