Southern churches in crisis revisited /
In 1966, Samuel S. Hill's Southern Churches in Crisis argued that southern Protestantism, a cornerstone of white southern society and culture, was shirking its moral duty by refusing to join in the fight for racial justice. Hill predicted that the church was risking its standing in southern soc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
1999
Tuscaloosa : 1999 |
| Edition: | New ed |
| Series: | Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) |
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Table of Contents:
- The distinctiveness of the Southern religious picture. The changing South and regional religion: an overview ; The Southern accent in religion ; The peculiarity of the Southern religious situation ; The shaping forces in the Southern religious heritage
- The essence of popular Southern Protestantism. The central theme ; Theological fruits of the central theme ; Practical fruits of the central theme
- Classification of popular Southern Protestantism. Southern religion in relation to historical Christianity ; Church-type, sect-type
- Beyond analysis: the church in a changing society. The uses of religion in the South ; The threat of rejection ; The danger of irresponsibility
- Southern Churches in Crisis Revisited
- Studies since 1990: A Representative List
- Thirty Years Later: An Interpretive Essay
- Pt. i The Distinctiveness of the Southern Religious Picture. 1. The Changing South and Regional Religion: An Overview. 2. The Southern Accent in Religion. 3. The Peculiarity of the Southern Religious Situation. 4. The Shaping Forces in the Southern Religious Heritage
- Pt. ii. The Essence of Popular Southern Protestantism. 5. The Central Theme. 6. Theological Fruits of the Central Theme. 7. Practical Fruits of the Central Theme
- Pt. iii. Classification of Popular Southern Protestantism. 8. Southern Religion in Relation to Historical Christianity. 9. Church-type, Sect-type
- Pt. iv. Beyond Analysis: The Church in a Changing Society. 10. The Uses of Religion in the South. 11. The Threat of Rejection. 12. The Danger of Irresponsibility.