Faith, race, and the Lost Cause, confessions of a southern church, Christopher Alan Graham ; foreword by the Reverend Melanie Mullen
Type
Label
Faith, race, and the Lost Cause, confessions of a southern church, Christopher Alan Graham ; foreword by the Reverend Melanie Mullen
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Faith, race, and the Lost Cause
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1351210830
Responsibility statement
Christopher Alan Graham ; foreword by the Reverend Melanie Mullen
Sub title
confessions of a southern church
Summary
"This accessible history of Richmond's (in)famous St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the church attended by Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis during the Civil War and a tourist magnet thereafter, emerged out of St. Paul's History and Reconciliation Initiative to chart the congregation's theological and secular views of race from the church's founding in 1845 to the present day. Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause thus interrogates the legacy of St. Paul's self-identified benevolent paternalism on the racial and religious geography of Richmond, and the epilogue reflects on what an authentic process of recognition and reparations might be, drawing useful lessons for White people in America writ large"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Foreword / by Reverend Melanie Mullen -- The Sacred Obligation of Slavery at St. Paul's -- St. Paul's in War and after Emancipation -- The Social Gospel in a Lost Cause Church -- St. Paul's in Reaction -- Effective Witness -- Epilogue: Our Sacred Obligation Now
Target audience
adult