From Bible Belt to Sunbelt : plain-folk religion, grassroots politics, and the rise of evangelical conservatism
The dramatic and largely unknown story of "plain-folk" religious migrants: hardworking men and women from Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas who fled the Depression and came to California for military jobs during World War II. Investigating this fiercely pious community at a grassroots level, D...
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Format : | Book |
Language : | anglais |
Title statement : | From Bible Belt to Sunbelt : plain-folk religion, grassroots politics, and the rise of evangelical conservatism / Darren Dochuk |
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New York, London :
W.W. Norton
, cop. 2011 |
Physical Description : | 1 vol. (xxiv-520 p.-[16] de pl.) |
Content : | Introduction : at home with the angels. Plain folk. Preachers. Entrepreneurs. Labor wars. New allies. Plain-folk preaching mainstreamed. The new gospel of wealth. Declarations of independence. Sentinels of freedom. Creative society. Jesus people. Moral Majority. Born again. Epilogue : wilderness again |
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