Methodism and the Southern Mind, 1770-1810


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This book looks at the role of Methodism in the Revolutionary and early national South. When the Methodists first arrived in the South, Lyerly argues, they were critics of the social order. By advocating values traditionally deemed "feminine," treating white women and African Americans with considerable equality, and preaching against wealth and slavery, Methodism challenged Southern secular mores. For this reason, Methodism evoked sustained opposition, especially from elite white men. Lyerly analyzes the public denunciations, domestic assaults on Methodist women and children, and mob violence against black Methodists. These attacks, Lyerly argues, served to bind Methodists more closely to one another; they were sustained by the belief that suffering was salutary and that persecution was a mark of true faith.







Sketches of the Pioneers of Methodism in North Carolina and Virginia (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Sketches of the Pioneers of Methodism in North Carolina and Virginia Matthew moore, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. God bless the memory of om fathers, and breathe their spiret on us! The most sacred walks on this continent are their circuit paths the holiest spots repositwies they the loveliest flowers Seen by mortals are those that bloom above their symbols of their brighter glory. - the late rev. N. F. Reid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.