Soul liberty : the evolution of black religious politics in postemancipation virginia / Nicole Myers Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Nicole Myers, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American churches--Virginia--History--19th century.

African American churches.

African American Christians--Virginia--History--19th century.

African American Christians.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--Virginia.

Enslaved persons.

African American churches--Political activity--Virginia.

African American Christians--Political activity--Virginia.

Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Virginia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

The University of North Carolina Press 2020

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press, [2020]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"That churches are one of the most important cornerstones of black political organization is a commonplace. In this history of African American Protestantism and American politics at the end of the Civil War, Nicole Myers Turner challenges the idea of always-already-politically engaged black churches. Using local archives, church and convention minutes, and innovative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, Turner reveals how freedpeople in Virginia adapted strategies for pursuing independent churches, religious freedom, political engagement, and justice to the evolving landscape of emancipation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Making a new religious freedom

Independent black church conventions, 1866-1868

Religion, race, and gender at the congregational level

Theological education, race relations, and gender, 1875-1882

Politics of engagement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-200) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890857620

9781469655246

1469655241

OCLC:

1142012122