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John B. Boles

A renowned expert on U.S. Southern history, especially as it relates to antebellum social, cultural, religious, women’s and black history, Professor John B. Boles has authored 7 books, 10 editing projects, 35 scholarly articles and over 100 reviews. The managing editor of Journal of Southern History since 1983, Dr. Boles has served in editorial positions for several scholarship journals.

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The Southern Way of Religion

By John B. Boles

Spring 1999

A s a boy growing up in the rural South in the 1950's, I took absolutely for granted the cultural primacy of religion (meaning, of course, evangelical Protestantism). Every person I was taught to respect was a church member. School opened each mor [...]

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