“Those who were die-hard supporters of the Confederacy, including many slaveholders, fled farther south to Texas, where they settled down to rebuild their lives and communities after the war. My own Rice family was among them.” — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“The revival movement was responsible for a tremendous spread of Christianity among slaves in the South. Slaves came in their thousands to camp meetings… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“The logic of evangelical Protestants in the 18th century led to an inescapable conclusion: If God was indeed no respecter of persons, and if… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“The Baptist teaching that all are equal in the sight of God seemed to run right up against the notion that any human being… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“The political dominance of the Religious Right over the past three decades in America has had a profoundly negative effect on how Americans think about… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“Doak and other early abolitionists planted a host of Presbyterian churches and “log cabin colleges” that taught a strong antislavery doctrine. They laid the basis… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“Charles G. Finney, known as “America’s foremost revivalist,” was a major leader of the Second Great Awakening. Finney was a fiery, entertaining, and spontaneous… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“On the day of their arrival on Hazel Hill my family’s history and fortunes—and my own heritage—were first indissolubly linked with the enslavement of human… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“The roots of 20th century American fundamentalism can be discerned in the confluence of these two streams of immigration, culture, and history. A unique… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“A principal leader of the revival movement in east Tennessee was Samuel Doak, the Presbyterian minister who had delivered his famous “Sword of the Lord”… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“The same radical egalitarianism, however, could just as naturally lead to the belief that any white person, made in the image of God, should… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“Over the forty-two years that the Rice family lived in Missouri during the 19th century, the family evolved from poor dirt farmers to be… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
“86 percent believe that Christians are hypocritical, saying one thing and doing another. 75 percent believe that Christians are too involved in politics. Over… — Andrew Himes Copy Share Image
