Religion in the American South March 21, 28 and April 4

Professor John Boles will present “Religion in the American South”, a series devoted to tracing aspects of the Protestant evangelical tradition as it developed in the U.S. South and helped shape the people and their history.

First Lecture March 21

The Origins of the Southern Evangelical Mind. How and why evangelicalism arose in the South and came to dominate the region.

Second Lecture March 28

Slave Christianity. How and why African-American slaves accepted Christianity and the nature of the biracial religious culture of the Old South.

Third Lecture April 4

Religion and the Civil War. The role of religion in causing the war, supporting combat morale, fomenting Confederate nationalism, and explaining eventual defeat.

John Boles is the William P. Hobby Professor of History at Rice and has published four books on different aspects of the above topics.

Adult Forum is held on Sundays at 9:45 a.m.

Last updated: 2004-03-10