At Ease in Zion: Social History of Southern Baptists, 1865-1900

by Rufus Spain

Analyzes the Southern Baptist denomination's influence on southern culture during the 19th century

First published in 1967, Rufus Spain's thorough investigation into Southern Baptist attitudes set the stage for research on religion in the American South. In At Ease in Zion, Spain questions the titular "ease" with society that Southern Baptists seemed to maintain following the Civil War. His analysis of denominational newspapers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817350381
• ISBN13: 9780817350383
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 9.8"