Forging a Christian order : South Carolina Baptists, race, and slavery, 1696-1860 /
"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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Knoxville :
The University of Tennessee Press,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | America's Baptists.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of 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
