Foreword / by Reverend Melanie Mullen -- The Sacred Obligation of Slavery at St. Paul's -- St. Paul's in War and after Emancipation -- The Social Gospel in a Lost Cause Church -- St. Paul's in Reaction -- Effective Witness -- Epilogue: Our Sacred Obligation Now
Summary
"This accessible history of Richmond's (in)famous St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the church attended by Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis during the Civil War and a tourist magnet thereafter, emerged out of St. Paul's History and Reconciliation Initiative to chart the congregation's theological and secular views of race from the church's founding in 1845 to the present day. Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause thus interrogates the legacy of St. Paul's self-identified benevolent paternalism on the racial and religious geography of Richmond, and the epilogue reflects on what an authentic process of recognition and reparations might be, drawing useful lessons for White people in America writ large"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 10, 2023)
