Getting right with God : Southern Baptists and desegregation, 1945-1995 / Mark Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Mark.

Series:

Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Religion and American culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Segregation--Religious aspects--Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century.

Segregation.

Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century.

Southern Baptist Convention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This groundbreaking study finds Southern Baptists more diverse in their attitudes toward segregation than previously assumed. Focusing on the eleven states of the old Confederacy, Getting Right with God examines the evolution of Southern Baptists' attitudes toward African Americans during a tumultuous period of change in the United States. Mark Newman not only offers an in-depth analysis of Baptist institutions from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and state conventions to colleges and churches but also probes beyond these by

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Southern Baptist Convention and African Americans, 1845-1944; 2. An Overview: Southern Baptists and Desegregation, 1945-1971; 3. The Sociology of Religion and Social Change; 4. Southern Baptists and the Biblical Defense of Segregation; 5. Progressive Southern Baptists and Civil Rights; 6. Public School Desegregation; 7. Law and Order; 8. "The Great Commission": Evangelism at Home and Abroad; 9. The Variety of the Southern Baptist Experience in Desegregation; 10. The Major White Denominations and Race Relations, 1945-1971

11. An Overview: Southern Baptists and African Americans, 1972-199512. Conclusion; Appendix. Baptist State Convention Newspapers: Circulation; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-1352-4

OCLC:

560578987