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Author Najar, Monica.

Title Evangelizing the South : a social history of church and state in early America / Monica Najar
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 252 pages)
Series Religion in America series
Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
Contents The manly voice of orthodoxy -- We, the male and female -- Our domestic peace -- On a scale of justice -- Unusual strugglings of mind -- Equity of hereditary slavery -- Conclusion
Summary Although many refer to the American South as the 'Bible Belt' the region was not always characterized by a powerful religious culture. In the 17th & early 18th centuries, religion was virtually absent from southern culture. The late 18th & early 19th centuries, however, witnessed an astonishing change
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-244) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Church and state -- Southern States
RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
Church and state
Social conditions
Kerk en staat.
Verkondiging.
Sociale aspecten.
SUBJECT Southern States -- Church history
Southern States -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125661
Subject Southern States
Verenigde Staten.
Genre/Form Church history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780198042198
0198042191
9781435619692
1435619692
9780195309003
0195309006