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Religion and race : Southern Presbyterians, 1946 to 1983 / Joel L. Alvis, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alvis, Joel L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S--History--20th century.
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
- Presbyterian Church--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Presbyterian Church.
- Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
- Race relations.
- Southern States--Church history.
- Southern States.
- Southern States--Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Religion and race.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University Alabama Press, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Joel Alvis focuses on the relationships and tensions in the Presbyterian Church, U.S., whose ecclesiastical boundaries never expanded significantly beyond its original territory in the Confederacy and border South.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations and Tables; Preface; 1. ""An Agony"" for the Presbyterian Church, U.S.; 2. Jim Crow, Jacob's Ladder, and the Negro Work Program; 3. Ecclesiastical Equivalents for Liberals and Conservatives; 4. Opening Closed Doors; 5. The Civil Rights Movement and the Presbyterian Church, U.S., 1954-1973; 6. Race, Schism, and Reunion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-191) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9048-0
- 0-585-20985-5
- OCLC:
- 967540793
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