God with us : lived theology and the freedom struggle in Americus, Georgia, 1942-1976 / Ansley L. Quiros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quiros, Ansley Lillian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights movements--Georgia--Americus--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Americus--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Religion and sociology--Southern States.

Religion and sociology.

African Americans--Civil rights.

History.

Americus (Ga.)--Religion--20th century.

Americus (Ga.).

Americus (Ga.)--Race relations.

Race relations.

Religion.

Georgia--Americus.

Southern States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]

Summary:

"God with us examines the theological struggle over racial justice through the story of one southern town--Americus, Georgia--where ordinary Americans sought and confronted racial change in the twentieth century. Documenting the passion and virulence of these contestations, this book offers insight into how midcentury battles over theology and race affected the rise of the Religious Right and indeed continue to resonate deeply in American life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sweet Jesus and unbearable madness

Demonstration plot for the kingdom: the radical orthodoxy of Koinonia Farm

Lee Street theology: white southern protestantism in Americus, 1945-1963

Jesus, he's my brother: the black church, black theology, and the black freedom struggle in Americus

Marching to eternity: theology takes to the streets of Americus

The devil won, hands down: opposition in Americus

Kneeling-in: the theological struggle comes to church.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781469646763

1469646765

9781469646756

1469646757

OCLC:

1029448576