Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Baptist republicanism's cultural antecedents -- Backlash : Baptist republicanism as fundamentalist reaction -- Culture war : Baptist republicanism as cultural defense -- Fundamental differences : Baptist republicanism's political partners -- Bible Belt : Baptist republicanism in the Palmetto State -- The pew and the pulpit : Baptist republican mass and elite politics -- United we survive : Baptist republican alliances -- Conclusion : Baptist republicanism, southern conservatism, and American politics.