Redeeming the South

Religious Cultures and Racial Identities Among Southern Baptists, 1865-1925

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church History, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Redeeming the South by Paul Harvey, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Paul Harvey ISBN: 9780807861950
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: November 9, 2000
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Paul Harvey
ISBN: 9780807861950
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: November 9, 2000
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

Together, and separately, black and white Baptists created different but intertwined cultures that profoundly shaped the South. Adopting a biracial and bicultural focus, Paul Harvey works to redefine southern religious history, and by extension southern culture, as the product of such interaction--the result of whites and blacks having drawn from and influenced each other even while remaining separate and distinct.

Harvey explores the parallels and divergences of black and white religious institutions as manifested through differences in worship styles, sacred music, and political agendas. He examines the relationship of broad social phenomena like progressivism and modernization to the development of southern religion, focusing on the clash between rural southern folk religious expression and models of spirituality drawn from northern Victorian standards.

In tracing the growth of Baptist churches from small outposts of radically democratic plain-folk religion in the mid-eighteenth century to conservative and culturally dominant institutions in the twentieth century, Harvey explores one of the most impressive evolutions of American religious and cultural history.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Together, and separately, black and white Baptists created different but intertwined cultures that profoundly shaped the South. Adopting a biracial and bicultural focus, Paul Harvey works to redefine southern religious history, and by extension southern culture, as the product of such interaction--the result of whites and blacks having drawn from and influenced each other even while remaining separate and distinct.

Harvey explores the parallels and divergences of black and white religious institutions as manifested through differences in worship styles, sacred music, and political agendas. He examines the relationship of broad social phenomena like progressivism and modernization to the development of southern religion, focusing on the clash between rural southern folk religious expression and models of spirituality drawn from northern Victorian standards.

In tracing the growth of Baptist churches from small outposts of radically democratic plain-folk religion in the mid-eighteenth century to conservative and culturally dominant institutions in the twentieth century, Harvey explores one of the most impressive evolutions of American religious and cultural history.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book Southern History across the Color Line by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Belligerent Muse by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Sociology and Scientism by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book War at Every Door by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Public Finance in Democratic Process by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Southern Mountain Republicans 1865-1900 by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book The Intersectional Approach by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Learning from the Wounded by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Burdens of History by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Colonialism, Catholicism, and Contraception by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Preachers, Pedagogues, and Politicians by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Climate and Catastrophe in Cuba and the Atlantic World in the Age of Revolution by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book May We Forever Stand by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book A Luminous Brotherhood by Paul Harvey
Cover of the book Revolution and Reality by Paul Harvey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy