Uneasy in Babylon : Southern Baptist conservatives and American culture / Barry Hankins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hankins, Barry, 1956-

Series:

Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Religion and American culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Conservatism.

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

Southern Baptist Convention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first book-length interpretation of the new conservative leaders of America's largest Protestant denomination. Uneasy in Babylon is based on extensive interviews with the most important Southern Baptist conservatives who have assumed control of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Known to many Americans from their appearances on national TV talk shows, such as Larry King Live and Fox News, they advocate a return to traditional values throughout the country. Hankins shows how differing cultural perceptions help explain the great chasm that

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Moving off the Plantation: Southern Baptist Conservatives become American Evangelicals; 2. "The War of the Worlds": Southern Baptist Conservatives as Culture Warriors; 3. From Christianity Today to World Magazine: Southern Baptist Conservatives Take Their Stand in Louisville; 4. The Search for a Useable Past: Religious Liberty in a Hostile Culture; 5. Using a Useable Past: Church-State Positions; 6. No One Has Been Shot Yet: Southern Baptists and the Abortion Controversy; 7. Graciously Submissive: Southern Baptist Conservatives and Women

8. Conservatives Can Be Progressive Too: Southern Baptist Conservatives and RaceConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-332) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-1336-2

OCLC:

426057356