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.

America's Baptists Series

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville, Tennessee : 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.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword by Keith Harper

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One. Framing a Christian Order

Two. Growth, 1760-1790: A Threat to Order

Three. National Denominationalism, 1790-1830

Four. Defining Sectionalism, 1790-1830

Five. Baptist Clashes, 1830-1845

Six. Sectionalism Ordained

Conclusion. The Reframing of Christian Order

Appendices. South Carolina Baptist Church and Membership Statistics

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Kellison, Kimberly Forging a Christian Order

ISBN:

9781621907602

1621907600

OCLC:

1367237897