Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South

Steven P. Miller

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2009

Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South

Steven P. Miller

In the series Politics and Culture in Modern America

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206142

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About this book

Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South considers the critical role the famous evangelist played in creating the modern American South. Author Steven P. Miller treats Graham as a serious actor and a powerful transitional symbol—an evangelist, first and foremost, but also a profoundly political figure.

Author / Editor information

Steven P. Miller earned his Ph.D. degree in history from Vanderbilt University. He has taught at a number of institutions, including Washington University, Webster University, and Goshen College.

Reviews

"Fascinating . . . Miller is a valuable and sophisticated guide to how Graham—a man interested in both saving souls and playing golf with presidents—helped shape today's South."—Raleigh News and Observer

"Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South, a study of the evangelist's relationship to the cause of civil rights on the one hand and the cause of conservatism on the other, does justice to the tensions and complexities involved—for Graham, for the South and for the country."—Ross Douthat, New York Times

"With this book, Steven P. Miller emerges as a significant new voice in the history of evangelical Christianity. . . . The book opens new territory for modern American religious and political history, and for this reason it should be considered essential reading."—Donald T. Critchlow, Reviews in American History

"Billy Graham, prominent evangelist, is reintroduced here for the important role he played in creating the latter-day American South. Miller studies Graham's behavior and rhetoric within the overlapping themes of religion, politics, and race during the decades since 1950 and Graham's part in the story of the post-civil rights South."—Library Journal

"Miller demonstrates a keen eye for the telling phrases in conversations or letters and incorporates them in a swiftly flowing narrative that pulls the reader along."—Journal of Church and State

"Wonderfully readable, engrossing . . . . A captivating history and a profound work of scholarship. Miller ably shows how evangelicalism aided the new conservatism long before the Christian Right exploded onto the scene."—Randall J. Stephens, Journal of American History

"A political biography that shines fresh light on Graham's political machinations, navigation of the civil rights movement and boosting of the Sunbelt South."—Christian Century

"Beautifully written, well argued and carefully researched . . . . Thanks to Miller's engaging and provocative book, Billy Graham and modern conservatism will never look the same."—Social History

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction. Billy Graham’s New South Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter one. ‘‘No Segregation at the Altar’’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Chapter two. Evangelical Universalism in the Post-Brown South Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Chapter three. The Politics of Decency Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
Chapter four. ‘‘Another Kind of March’’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Chapter five. Billy Graham’s Southern Strategy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
Chapter six. Crusading for the Sunbelt South Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Chapter seven. ‘‘Before the Water Gate’’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Epilogue. Billy Graham and American Conservatism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Archival and manuscript sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 7 illus.
Keywords: American History; Biography; Political Science; American Studies; Biography; Autobiography; Political Science; Public Policy

eBook

Published: August 23, 2011
ISBN: 9780812206142