As these volumes are presented, readers and scholars in the future will find encouragement for sharing more about the Judson lives, and the wonderful work they accomplished. Their humanity, their fait
Jimmy Allen served as the last "moderate" president of the Southern Baptist Convention concluding his second term in 1979, the first year of the emergence of a new "fundamentalist" leadership of the
In this biography, Hunt (law and Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, Mercer U.) examines the career of banker Eugene W. Stetson (1881-1959), who became a vice-president with the Guaran
Scholars mostly of history and religion explore the religious thought of African American sociologist, historian, novelist, poet, and editor Du Bois (1868-1963), mostly in terms of his The Souls of Bl
The Empire State of the South: Georgia History in Documents and Essays offers students of Georgia history an alternative to the traditional narrative textbook. This text includes 129 primary documents
The 1971 season saw many changes for the University of Alabama football team, within the context of the social and political changes of the Civil Rights Movement, examining in detail, with probing int
This biography details the life of Presbyterian minister Rev. James H. McNeilly. After material on his family background and youth, the book concentrates on his career as combat chaplain for the 49
Writing his autobiography in his sixties, ex-slave Houston Hartsfield Holloway (1844-1917) reflects on the successes and disappointments of his life, describing slavery, his family, friends, religious
Brooks examines the role of Savannah State University and the African American community in the civil rights movement and activism in the city. Many of Savannah's local civil rights leaders were gradu
Born in 1739 and raised by the “King’s Botanist for the North American continent,” William Bartram was encouraged from an early age by his parents to collect, record, and draw flowers, bones, plants,
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the middle of three boys, Charles Campbell grew up on a small cattle farm outside Jackson, Georgia. While a student at the University of Georgia in 1965, he accepted an of
The first decades of the 20th century were days of robust optimism in the United States. These were the confident years of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, progressive reform and high purpose. I
Explores how three sports--football, baseball and basketball--interact toward a civil religion in the United States, providing extended seasons to supplement holidays and conveying doctrines about the
An Atlanta-based writer offers an engaging history of the early years of his city, in particular, the Villa Clare art collection, which was the work of J.J. Haverty and became the foundation for the c
Rather than providing a history of the war, the author traces the experiences of three members of his family, both British and American, during World War I, combining memory and meaning to show ho
This book gathers 17 articles and essays on the history of Georgia and the South, written by historian William Rawlings. The pieces are organized chronologically by era, from the invention of the c
Eight essays from a 2014 conference in Macon, Georgia explore religious liberty in the Western tradition and in the founding of the US. The topics include religion and liberty in neglected great works
Emily Chubbuck Judson (1817 - 1854) was a nationally known writer of the mid-nineteenth century. Volume 5 covers October 1, 1851 - September 30, 1852, and is filled with letters from prominent ministe
Provides An Understanding Of The Intersection Of Race And Region While Addressing Contemporary Issues Such As The Future Of Elementary And Higher Education, The Nature Of Health-Care Disparities, And
Glenn (history, Southern Methodist U., Texas) and Virginia Linden (sculpture, New Mexico State U.) edit and reflect on the journal of Civil War era plantation owner Augustus Benners. The book is a val
