Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810

ISBN-13: 9780195114294 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 264 str.

Cynthia Lynn Lyerly

Opis

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.

Recenzje

Methodism and the Southern Mind excels through close analysis of extensive primary sources. ... Methodism and the Southern Mind ought to appeal to a wide audience. The prose is clear, accessible and captivating. Scholars versed in Methodist history will no doubt already be familiar with this timeless publication, but historians new to the scene would benefit from the insights gleaned from in-depth case studies of Southern Methodist figures.