Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810Oxford University Press, 1998 - 251 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
When Worlds Collide | 3 |
Revolutions Civil and Religious Methodist Beginnings in America | 11 |
The Marrow of the Methodist Self Doctrines Values and Practices | 27 |
Slaves and Free Blacks in the Church | 47 |
The Poverty of Riches Methodists and Class | 73 |
Mothers in Israel White Women in the Church | 94 |
Slavery Racism and the MasterSlave Relationship | 119 |
Turning the World Upside Down The Stakes of the Conflict | 146 |
Epilogue | 176 |
Appendix | 187 |
Notes | 189 |
Selected Bibliography | 225 |
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