And They All Sang Hallelujah / Bruce, Dickson D, Jr / (HB/1973-1973/B/USED)

This study begins with the context in which camp-meeting religion grew up and flowered: first, with a description of plain-folk life and an interpretation of their place in the Southern world; second, with an account of the Methodist and Baptist churches as Southern institutions and of the camp-meeting as a practice. Once the context of camp-meeting religion has been described, it then becomes possible to set out the contents of the plain-folk religious belief system. To do this, there is an examination of the structure and content of the camp-meeting and its relationship to the central purpose of Southern evangelical religion, conversion. Then the study turns to the spiritual songs in order to outline what most of those who were converted proclaimed their salvation to mean. Finally, the study comes full circle to examine again the plain-folk and their lives, but at that point to see what camp-meeting religion did for those who gave themselves over to it.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Wilderness Below
2. Religion is a Fortune
3. To Give Old Satan Another Round
4. And We'll all Sing Hallelujah
5. We'll Stem the Storm

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