God with us : lived theology and the freedom struggle in Americus, Georgia, 1942-1976 /
God with us examines the theological struggle over racial justice through the story of one southern town where ordinary Americans sought and confronted racial change in the twentieth century. Documenting the passion and virulence of these contestations, this book offers insight into how midcentury b...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | God with us examines the theological struggle over racial justice through the story of one southern town where ordinary Americans sought and confronted racial change in the twentieth century. Documenting the passion and virulence of these contestations, this book offers insight into how midcentury battles over theology and race affected the rise of the Religious Right and indeed continue to resonate deeply in American life. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469646763 1469646765 9781469646756 1469646757 |