Avenues of Faith: Shaping the Urban Religious Culture of Richmond, Virginia, 1900-1929

by Samuel C. Shepherd Jr. and Samuel C. Shepherd Jr

Book Overview

Avenues of Faith documents how religion flourished in southern cities after the turn of the century and how a cadre of clergy and laity created a notably progressive religious culture in Richmond, Virginia. Famous as the former capital of the Confederacy, in Avenues of Faith Richmond emerges as a dynamic and growing industrial city invigorated by the social activism of its Protestants.

By examining six mainline white denominations--Episcopalians,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817310762
• ISBN13: 9780817310769
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"