Hope's promise :: religion and acculturation in the Southern backcountry /

This eloquent study describes the complex process of assimilation that occurred among multi-ethnic groups in Wachovia, the evangelical community that settled a 100,000-acre tract in Piedmont North Carolina from 1750 to 1860. It counters commonplace notions that evangelicalism was a divisive force in...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rohrer, S. Scott, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2005]
Series:Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This eloquent study describes the complex process of assimilation that occurred among multi-ethnic groups in Wachovia, the evangelical community that settled a 100,000-acre tract in Piedmont North Carolina from 1750 to 1860. It counters commonplace notions that evangelicalism was a divisive force in the antebellum South, demonstrating instead the ability of evangelical beliefs and practices to unify diverse peoples and foster shared cultural values. In Hope's Promise, Scott Rohrer dissects the internal workings of the ecumenical Moravian movement at Wachovia-
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxiv, 266 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index.
ISBN:9780817387563
0817387560
9780817357764
0817357769

There is no print copy available.

Get full text