Southern civil religions in conflict by Andrew Michael Manis - 2002: civil rights and the culture wars

Mercer University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Mercer University Press, 2002-01. Hardcover. Good.

Mercer University Press. Used - Very Good. 2002. Hardcover. Very Good.

Mercer University Press. Used - Like New. Rev Sub. 2002. Hardcover. Fine. Dj is Like New.

Mercer University Press, 2002-01-01. Rev Sub. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Mercer University Press, 2002. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in new dust jacket. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. 8vo. (6.36 x 0.95 x 9.24 inches) Includes bibliography and index. 219 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Back in print, revised, and enlarged to bring the discussion to the present, Manis shows how two conflicting civil religions emerged in the South during the civil rights movement, each with its own understanding of America's calling and destiny as a nation. Using black and white Baptists in the South as case studies, Manis interprets the civil rights movement as a civil religious conflict between southerners with opposing understandings of America. Originally published in 1987, this new, expanded edition further argues that the civil rights movement and its opposition, with their conflicting images and hopes for America, foreshadowed the ongoing "culture wars" of recent days. In the aftermath of World War II, citizens of every region drew… Read More

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