Masters & Slaves in the House of the Lord : Race and Religion in the American South, 1740-1870.

Masters & Slaves in the House of the Lord : Race and Religion in the American South, 1740-1870.

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Much that is commonly accepted about slavery and religion in the Old South is challenged in this significant book. The eight essays included here show that throughout the antebellum period, southern whites and blacks worshipped together, heard the same sermons, took communion and were baptized toget...

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Other Authors: Boles, John B. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Slavery and the church > Southern States.
Slavery > Southern States > History.
Enslaved persons > Religious life > Southern States.
Slaveholders > Religious life > Southern States.
Southern States > Church history > 18th century.
Southern States > Church history > 19th century.
Southern States > Race relations.
Church history
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Planters and Slaves in the Great Awakening; 2 Biracial Fellowship in Antebellum Baptist Churches; 3 Religion in Amite County, Mississippi, 1800-1861; 4 Black and White Christians in Florida, 1822-1861; 5 Planters and Slave Religion in the Deep South; 6 Slaves and Southern Catholicism; 7 Slaves and White Churches in Confederate Georgia; 8 After Apocalypse, Moses; Notes; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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