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Local Baptists, local politics : churches and communities in the middle and uplands south
- Title
- Local Baptists, local politics : churches and communities in the middle and uplands south / Clifford A. Grammich, Jr.
- Author
- Grammich, Clifford A. (Clifford Anthony), 1963-
- Publication
- Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | BX6241 .G73 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 244 pages : maps; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This book explores the political views and actions of religious adherents who claim to base their faith on a literal interpretation of the Bible. Focusing on several small Baptist sects scattered throughout the middle and uplands South, Clifford Grammich finds that these groups are often highly engaged politically at the local level. He thus challenges the traditional view of these Baptists as politically aloof, concerned only with matters of faith and personal conduct." "Grammich shows that the politics arising from these groups' religious beliefs are not those of any consistent, pervasive ideology. Rather, he argues, such politics more often reflect a series of adaptations to local circumstances."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-238) and index.
- Contents
- Politics and the Bible: an introduction -- National themes in local settings -- Histories and their implications: some characteristics of sectarian Baptists -- The strengths of adaptation for labor: organized labor and traditional Protestantism -- The limits of adaptation for reform: the problem of local versus public goods -- A theme and its variations: sectarianism and politics revisited -- Appendix: sources and methodology.
- ISBN
- 1572330457
- 9781572330450
- LCCN
- 98040212
- OCLC
- ocm40163453
- 40163453
- SCSB-799961
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library