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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Religion in the South |
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Religion in the South.
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Genesis of a Southern Reformer -- Separate Spheres--Personal, Professional, Religious -- Christian Progressivism in the South -- Wrestling New South Education -- Christianity, Enlightenment, and Baptist Democracy -- Spokesman for Another Lost Cause |
| Summary |
"William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a conservative Baptist slaveholder, became one of the most outspoken southern liberals during his lifetime. He was a rarity in the South for openly teaching evolution beginning in the 1880s, and during his tenure as president of Wake Forest College (1905-1927) his advocacy of social Christianity stood in stark contrast to the zeal for practical training that swept through the New South's state universities." |
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"Poteat also embodied the struggle with the intellectual compromises that tortured contemporary social critics in the South. Though he took a liberal position on numerous issues, he was a staunch advocate for prohibition and became a strong supporter of eugenics, a position he adopted after following his beliefs in a natural hierarchy and absolute moral order to their ultimate conclusion." "Randal Hall's revisionist biography presents a nuanced portrait of Poteat, shedding new light on southern intellectual life, religious development, higher education, and politics in the region during his lifetime."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Poteat, William Louis, 1856-1938.
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| SUBJECT |
Poteat, William Louis, 1856-1938 fast |
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Wake Forest College -- Faculty -- Biography
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Wake Forest College fast |
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Social reformers -- North Carolina -- Biography
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Biology teachers -- North Carolina -- Biography
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College teachers -- North Carolina -- Biography
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Baptists -- North Carolina -- Biography
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Evolution -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- History
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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Baptists
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Biology teachers
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College teachers
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Evolution -- Study and teaching
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Social reformers
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Universities and colleges -- Faculty
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North Carolina
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813157689 |
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0813157684 |
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0813187664 |
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9780813187662 |
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