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William Louis Poteat : A Leader of the Progressive-Era South.

Hall, Randal L.

William Louis Poteat : A Leader of the Progressive-Era South. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (276 pages) - Religion in the South Series . - Religion in the South Series .

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Genesis of a Southern Reformer -- 2. Separate Spheres-Personal, Professional, Religious -- Professor at a Changing Wake Forest -- Science in the South -- A Victorian Home -- Science and Religion -- 3. Christian Progressivism in the South -- Origins of Progressivism -- Early Progressive Campaigns -- Progressive Organizations and Religion -- War, Race Relations, Prohibition, and Eugenics -- 4. Wrestling New South Education -- A Philosophy of Denominational Education -- The Presidency of Wake Forest -- 5. Christianity, Enlightenment, and Baptist Democracy -- Initial Conservative Attacks, 1920-1922 -- The Second Round and an Uneasy Peace -- 6. Spokesman for Another Lost Cause -- Retirement and an Evolving Wake Forest -- An Old Ideology in a New Time -- Battling for Lost Causes -- Final Campaigns -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Poteat, William Louis, -- 1856-1938.
Social reformers -- North Carolina -- Biography.
Biology teachers -- North Carolina -- Biography.
College teachers -- North Carolina -- Biography.
Baptists -- North Carolina -- Biography.


Electronic books.

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