Showing the undeniable truth that religion has been a powerful
force in creating and maintaining southern regional
distinctiveness, this volume of essays by leading scholars explores
key aspects of southern religious development, concentrating on the
dominant evangelical tradition.
It focuses on crucial time periods--the antebellum years, the
late nineteenth century, and the contemporary era--and examines
topics that are central to understanding southern religion.
The papers in this volume were presented in 1984 at the annual
Porter L. Fortune Chancellor's Symposium in Southern History at the
University of Mississippi.
In this study John B. Boles traces the emergence of the South's
evangelical tradition, detailing the transformation of evangelical
sects from dissenting outcasts in society to their dominance in the
South by the time of the Civil War. C. Eric Lincoln's essay offers
a thorough summary of early black religious history, including
missionary efforts among the slaves, the extent of a black-white
religious culture, the importance of separate black denominations,
the "invisible church" of the slave quarters, and the nature if
black worship./ David Edwin Harrell, Jr., examines religious
diversity in the South, bringing together the experiences of Roman
Catholics, Jews, and Protestant sectarians living under the
region's evangelical hegemony. Through a case study of the
Presbyterian Church in the United States, J. Wayne Flynt marshals
evidence that an overlooked social gospel tradition has existed in
the South.
In an essay on "Religion and Politics in the South," Samuel S.
Hill puts the recent religious-political interaction into
historical and typological perspective, arguing for the existence
of a unique southern outlook on this topic.
The final paper, by Edwin S. Gaustad, outlines the regional
character of American religion, with special attention given to the
geographical distribution of religious groups within the South.
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