Introduction Religion and the search for Southern distinctiveness
Introduction Religion and the search for Southern distinctiveness
The Introduction focuses on Southern identity in the religious sphere. It discusses the impact of sectional controversy over slavery in various areas of Southern life. The need for a religious approach to understanding the nature of Southern separatism is highlighted. Religion played an important role in human relations, culture, and society in the antebellum South. The chapter also discusses the relationship between religion and politics. It looks into the religious nature of the sectional controversy over slavery. Religion made a major contribution toward the formation of antebellum Southern distinctiveness. The chapter revisits the linking concept between religion and the origins of Southern separatism.
Keywords: Southern separatism, slavery, human relations, Southern distinctiveness, religious approach
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