Unitarianism in the Antebellum South
Subtitle: the other invisible institution
By: John Allen Macaulay.
Series: Religion and American culture; Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Publisher: University of Alabama
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Unitarianism -- Southern States -- History -- 18th century.; Unitarianism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.; Southern States -- Church history -- 18th century.; Southern States -- Church history -- 19th century.
Description: "John Macaulay's model study of Unitarianism in the antebellum South reestablishes the denomination's position as an influential religious movement in the early history of the region.

By looking at benevolent societies, lay meetings, professional and civic activity, ecumenical interchange, intellectual forums, business partnerships, literary correspondence, friendships, and other associations in which southern Unitarians were engaged with other southerners on a daily basis, Macaulay sees a much greater Unitarian presence than has been previously recognized.

Instead of relying on a count of church steeples to gauge numbers, this volume blurs the lines between southern Unitarianism and orthodoxy by demonstrating how their theologies coexisted and intertwined."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-211) and index.