In this Book
- The Great Revival: Beginnings of the Bible Belt
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
- Series: Religion in the South
summary
Drawing upon the religious writings of southern evangelicals, John Boles asserts that the extraordinary crowds and miraculous transformations that distinguished the South's First Great Awakening were not simply instances of emotional excess but the expression of widespread and complex attitudes toward God. Converted southerners were starkly individualistic, interested more in gaining personal salvation in a hopelessly evil world than in improving society. As Boles shows in this landmark study, the effect of the Revival was to throw over the region a conservative cast that remains dominant in contemporary southern thought and life.
Table of Contents
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- Preface to the Paperback Edition
- pp. ix-xi
- 1. The Setting
- pp. 1-11
- 2. The Feeling of Crisis
- pp. 12-24
- 4. Portents of Revival
- pp. 36-50
- 5. Kentucky Ablaze
- pp. 51-69
- 6. The South Conquered
- pp. 70-89
- 7. The Changing Revival Image
- pp. 90-110
- 8. Homiletics & Hymnology
- pp. 111-124
- 9. A Theology of Individualism
- pp. 125-142
- 10. Unity & Schism
- pp. 143-164
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 205-222
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813148571
Related ISBN(s)
9780813108629, 9780813170657, 9780813188478
MARC Record
OCLC
47011162
Pages
260
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No