Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810 (Religion in America Series)

Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810 (Religion in America Series)

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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 analyzes 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.

Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810 (Religion in America Series),Cynthia Lynn Lyerly,Oxford University Press, USA,0195114299,Christianity - History - Protestant,Christianity - Methodism,History,Methodist Church,Methodist Churches,Religion,Religion - Denominations - Religions,Southern States,Religion & Theology | History of Christianity | American,Religion / Methodism,USA,World history: c 1750 to c 1900,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900

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