Christianity and Race in the American South: A History

by Paul Harvey

Book Overview

The history of race and religion in the American South is infused with tragedy, survival, and water--from St. Augustine on the shores of Florida's Atlantic Coast to the swampy mire of Jamestown to the floodwaters that nearly destroyed New Orleans. Determination, resistance, survival, even transcendence, shape the story of race and southern Christianities. In Christianity and Race in the American South, Paul Harvey gives us a narrative history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022659808X
• ISBN13: 9780226598086
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"