Slavery, Civil War, and Salvation African American Slaves and Christianity, 1830-1870 |
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| Author:
| Fountain, Daniel L. |
| Series title: | Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8071-3699-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | LSU Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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During the Civil War, traditional history tells us, Afro-Christianity proved a strong force for slaves' perseverance and hope of deliverance. In Slavery, Civil War and Salvation, however, Daniel Fountain raises the possibility that Afro-Christianity played a less significant role within the antebellum slave community than most scholars currently assert. Fountain presents a new timeline for the African American conversion experience, insisting that only after emancipation and the...
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During the Civil War, traditional history tells us, Afro-Christianity proved a strong force for slaves' perseverance and hope of deliverance. In Slavery, Civil War and Salvation, however, Daniel Fountain raises the possibility that Afro-Christianity played a less significant role within the antebellum slave community than most scholars currently assert. Fountain presents a new timeline for the African American conversion experience, insisting that only after emancipation and the fulfillment of the predicted Christian deliverance did African Americans more consistently turn to Christianity. Freedom, Fountain contends, brought most former slaves into the Christian faith.