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The Irony of Southern Religion

The Irony of Southern Religion

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Series: Rockwell Lecture, Book 5

19th Century United States HistoryGeneral Christianity

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ISBN10: 0820425842
ISBN13: 9780820425849
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: Oct 1 1994
Pages: 118
Language: English
Over the last three decades scholars have rediscovered the religious dimension of the Old South's history. Evangelical Christianity was a central component of the culture of both antebellum whites and blacks. In its formative years evangelical religion stood in critique of the dominant society and opposed slavery, but by the eve of the Civil War evangelical religion was a stalwart defender of that peculiar institution. Religion was essential to the development of southern nationalism, was used to defend secession, and convinced white southerners that victory was certain. Moreover, when defeat came, southerners again turned to religion to explain the course of events. Blacks also found meaning and solace in evangelical Christianity; in the churches they were treated more nearly as equals than anywhere else in southern society.

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