God and race in American politics : a short history /
Mark A. Noll.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2008.
- xii, 209 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-202) and index.
The Bible, slavery, and the "irrepressible conflict" -- The origins of African-American religious agency -- The churches, "redemption," and Jim Crow -- Religion and the Civil Rights Movement -- The Civil Rights Movement as the fulcrum of recent political history -- Theological conclusion.
Christianity and politics--History.--United States African Americans--Civil rights--History. African Americans--Religion. African Americans--Intellectual life.
United States--Race relations--Political aspects. United States--Politics and government--19th century. United States--Politics and government--20th century. United States--Politics and government--2001-