Klandamentalism : Bob Jones at the intersection of revivalism, politics, and white supremacy / Camille Kaminski Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Camille Kaminski, Author.

Series:

Rhetoric & conflict ǂ1 http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/a276c0fa-e4ff-ff0a-9e0d-54c3724199ca

Rhetoric & conflict

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rhetoric--Southern States--History--20th century.

Rhetoric.

Evangelists--Southern States--History--20th century.

Evangelists.

White supremacy movements--Southern States--History--20th century.

White supremacy movements.

White supremacy movements--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--History--20th century.

Ku Klux Klan (1915- ).

Jones, Bob, 1883-1968.

Jones, Bob.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Klandamentalism

Path to Open

Place of Publication:

Clemenson, SC : Clemson University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Over a decade ago, I found several rhetorical 'puzzles' sloppily hiding in my own church basement, and I've been putting them together piece-by-piece ever since. I have named this 'puzzle'--or the rhetoric at the intersection of conservative politics, revivalism, and white male supremacy--'Klandamentalism.' The founder of the infamous Bob Jones University, Bob Jones, Sr., is my representative anecdote for Klandamentalism. With nearly a terabyte of archival ephemera, I document Bob Jones, Sr.'s original rhetoric as well as the context in which he preached. The story that unfolds explains how the Ku Klux Klan made so much sense to this son of an Alabama dirt farmer. My central argument is this: Klandamentalism starts with a forceful, egocentric singular personality and a small but secret cadre of young, white males who alone act upon their neighbors, employees, families, and nation to 'bring them to God' to earn their own entry into Heaven. The words Bob Jones used in the 1920s to meld fundamentalism with the Klan parallel the white nationalistic rhetoric today. Whether the Klandamentalists are in the 1920s or 2020s, we can find better words to make a kinder, more equitable world"--Clemson University Press website.

Contents:

aForeword / by Randall Balmer

Introduction: The Puzzling Intersection of Race, Religion, Revivalism in America

Part I: "We Did Attend a Klan Meeting." Klandamentalism in Marshall, Texas in 1924

Part II: The World's Most Unusual Jones. The Singular Klandamentalist Agent and his Cohort ; Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves: Bob Jones' Inheritance ; Never Had Schoolin': Bob Jones' Religious Heritage, Education, and Ordination ; "His Smooth Southern Style": Bob Jones' Hero, Himself ; Conclusion: Lay Their Money Down

Part III: It's Personal: The Klandamentalist's Antagonists. The Modern Woman, the Person and the Persona: A Klandamentalist's Most Formidable Counteragent ; "Uptown Skeletons Dancing on the Parlor Floor": The Stollenwercks, a Klandamentalist's Blue-Blooded Counteragents ; Conclusion: The Klandamentalist's Antagonists

Part IV: The Birthplace of Klandamentalism: Montgomery, Alabama. "The Battle of the Ballots": The Birth of Klandamentalism in 1909 Montgomery ; "Stand Hitched for a Great Christian Moral Fight!": The Secret Ring in 1921 Montgomery ; "The Perils of America": Education as Act in Klandamentalism ; "Vote for Al and You Vote Against White Supremacy!": Bob Jones' 1928 Bolt from the Democratic Party ; Conclusion: "He was Gone!"

Part V: Conclusion. "Klansmen are for Klansmen!": Marshall, Texas Aftermath ; "Love Bob Jones or Go to Hell": The Attitude of Klandamentalism.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on May 19, 2025).

ISBN:

1-63804-157-1

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.