Southern Harmony: Catholic-Protestant Relations in the Antebellum South

This essay seeks to recover the experiences of Catholics in the antebellum South by focusing on their relations with Protestants. It argues that, despite incidents of animosity, many southern Protestants accepted and supported Catholics, and Catholics integrated themselves into southern society whil...

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Main Author: Stern, Andrew H. M. 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [2007]
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2007, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-190
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