Forging a Christian order : South Carolina Baptists, race, and slavery, 1696-1860 / Kimberly R. Kellison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kellison, Kimberly R., 1967- author.

Series:

America's Baptists

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery and the church--Baptists.

Slavery and the church.

Slavery and the church--South Carolina.

Slavery--United States--Justification.

Slavery.

Baptists--South Carolina--History.

Baptists.

Slavery--Justification.

South Carolina.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This is a comprehensive examination of the Baptist movement in South Carolina from its founding to the eve of the Civil War. The author argues that from the beginning, the Baptist impulse and organization were driven by elites, who closely valued hierarchy and from the earliest times mounted a Christian defense of slavery. While the ideology of Baptists tended to emanate from the lowcountry, and there was some resistance to its details in the upcountry, Baptists ministers throughout the state fashioned a Christianized version of slavery that legitimized the institution"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kellison, Kimberly R., 1967- Forging a Christian order

ISBN:

9781621907596

1621907597

OCLC:

1333920850