Christianity and Race in the American South By Paul Harvey (Hardback)

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Christianity and Race in the American South : The University of Chicago Press : 9780226415352 : 022641535X : 16 Dec 2016 : The history of race and religion in the American South is infused with tragedy, survival, and water&;from St. Augustine on the shores of Florida&;s Atlantic Coast to the swampy mire of Jamestown to the floodwaters that nearly destroyed New Orleans. Determination, resistance, survival, even transcendence, shape the story of race and southern Christianities. In Christianity and Race in the American South, Paul Harvey gives us a narrative history of the South as it integrates into the story of religious history, fundamentally transforming our understanding of the importance of American Christianity and religious identity. Harvey chronicles the diversity and complexity in the intertwined histories of race and religion in the South, dating back to the first days of European settlement. He presents a history rife with strange alliances, unlikely parallels, and far too m

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