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1 online resource : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Religion in the South
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Religion in the South.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index. |
| Contents |
Genesis of a Southern Reformer -- Separate Spheres--Personal, Professional, Religious -- Christian Progressivism in the South -- Wrestling New South Education -- Christianity, Enlightenment, and Baptist Democracy -- Spokesman for Another Lost Cause. |
| Summary |
"William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a conservative Baptist slaveholder, became one of the most outspoken southern liberals during his lifetime. He was a rarity in the South for openly teaching evolution beginning in the 1880s, and during his tenure as president of Wake Forest College (1905-1927) his advocacy of social Christianity stood in stark contrast to the zeal for practical training that swept through the New South's state universities." |
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"Poteat also embodied the struggle with the intellectual compromises that tortured contemporary social critics in the South. Though he took a liberal position on numerous issues, he was a staunch advocate for prohibition and became a strong supporter of eugenics, a position he adopted after following his beliefs in a natural hierarchy and absolute moral order to their ultimate conclusion." "Randal Hall's revisionist biography presents a nuanced portrait of Poteat, shedding new light on southern intellectual life, religious development, higher education, and politics in the region during his lifetime."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Poteat, William Louis, 1856-1938.
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Poteat, William Louis, 1856-1938. |
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Wake Forest College -- Faculty -- Biography.
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Wake Forest College. |
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Biographies.
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Social reformers -- North Carolina -- Biography.
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Social reformers. |
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North Carolina. |
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Biology teachers -- North Carolina -- Biography.
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Biology teachers. |
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College teachers -- North Carolina -- Biography.
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College teachers. |
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Baptists -- North Carolina -- Biography.
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Baptists. |
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Evolution -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- History.
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Evolution -- Study and teaching. |
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History. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hall, Randal L., 1971- William Louis Poteat 0813121558 (DLC) 99049444 (OCoLC)42812821 |
| ISBN |
9780813157689 electronic book |
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0813157684 electronic book |
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0813121558 (alkaline paper) |
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9780813121550 (alkaline paper) |
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