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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Main Author : Dochuk Darren (Auteur)
Format : Book
Language : anglais
Title statement : From Bible Belt to Sunbelt : plain-folk religion, grassroots politics, and the rise of evangelical conservatism / Darren Dochuk
Published : 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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Salle C (1er étage) Religion 277.3 DOC Empruntable Available