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Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810

By Lyerly, Cynthia Lynn

Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810 Politics & History

Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810

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This book looks at the role of Methodism in the Revolutionary and early national South. When the Methodists first arrived in the South, Lyerly argues, they were critics of the social order. By advocating values traditionally deemed "feminine", treating white women and African Americans with considerable equality, and preaching against wealth and slavery, Methodism challenged Southern secular mores. For this reason, Methodism evoked sustained opposition, especially from elite white men. Lyerly analyses the public denunciations, domestic assaults on Methodist women and children, and mob violence against black Methodists. These attacks, Lyerly argues, served to bind Methodists more closely to one another; they were sustained by the belief that suffering was salutary and that persecution was a mark of true faith.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
264
Release Date:
1998-09-24
Publication Date:
2002-02-20
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195114299
ISBN13:
9780195114294
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[email protected]
Weight:
584 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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