Episcopalians and Race: Civil War to Civil Rights (Religion in the South)

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Shattuck (an Episcopal priest) examines the often ambivalent relationship between black communities and the predominantly white leadership of the Episcopal Church since the Civil War. Paying special attention to the 1950s and 1960s he analyzes the impact of the civil rights movement on church life especially in southern states contrasting the churchs lofty goals with its less-than-lofty practices and attitudes. The book outlines three racial paradigms within the history of the church and within American society as a whole: segregation integration and fragmentation. Annotation c. Book News Inc. Portland OR (booknews.com)