TY - BOOK AU - Noll,Mark A. TI - God and race in American politics: a short history SN - 9781400829736 AV - E185 .N65 2008eb U1 - 305.800973 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press KW - Christianity and politics KW - United States KW - History KW - African Americans KW - Civil rights KW - Religion KW - Intellectual life KW - Christianisme et politique KW - États-Unis KW - Histoire KW - Noirs américains KW - Droits KW - Vie intellectuelle KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural KW - bisacsh KW - Discrimination & Race Relations KW - Minority Studies KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Political Ideologies KW - General KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - Race relations KW - Political aspects KW - 19th century KW - 20th century KW - 2001-2009 KW - Relations raciales KW - Aspect politique KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - 19e siècle KW - 20e siècle KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-202) and index; The Bible, slavery, and the "irrepressible conflict" -- The origins of African-American religious agency -- The churches, "redemption," and Jim Crow -- Religion and the Civil Rights Movement -- The Civil Rights Movement as the fulcrum of recent political history -- Theological conclusion N2 - Religion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation--and some of our most shameful failures. In this important book, Mark Noll, one of the most influential historians of American religion writing today, traces the explosive political effects of the religious intermingling with race. Noll demonstrates how supporters and opponents of slavery and segregation drew equally on the Bible to justify the morality of their positions. He shows how a common evangelical heritage supported Jim Crow UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=286617 ER -