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The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism /

The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism addresses a much-neglected topic in both Appalachian and Civil War history-the role of organized religion in the sectional strife and the war itself. Meticulously researched, well written, and full of fresh facts, this new book brings an original persp...

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Auteur principal: Dunn, Durwood, 1943-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism addresses a much-neglected topic in both Appalachian and Civil War history-the role of organized religion in the sectional strife and the war itself. Meticulously researched, well written, and full of fresh facts, this new book brings an original perspective to the study of the conflict and the region. In many important respects, the actual Civil War that began in 1861 unveiled an internal civil war within the Holston Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South-comprising churches in southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee, western No.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (280 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781621900160