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Catholics, slaveholders, and the dilemma of American evangelicalism, 1835-1860 /

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W. Jason Wallace examines sermons, books, newspaper articles, and private correspondence of members of three antebellum groups--northern evangelicals, southern evangelicals, and Catholics--and argues that the divisions among them stemmed, at least in part, from disagreements over the role that relig...

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Main Author: Wallace, William Jason
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2010]
Subjects:
United States > Church history > 19th century.
Evangelicalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Catholic Church > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Christianity and politics > United States > History > 19th century.
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Summary:W. Jason Wallace examines sermons, books, newspaper articles, and private correspondence of members of three antebellum groups--northern evangelicals, southern evangelicals, and Catholics--and argues that the divisions among them stemmed, at least in part, from disagreements over the role that religious convictions played in a free society. --from publisher descriptioin
Physical Description:ix, 200 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-187) and index.
ISBN:9780268044213 (pbk. : alk. paper)
026804421X (pbk. : alk. paper)