1. RELIGION

2. Religion South’s religion is South’s religion is evangelical evangelical Protestant Protestant fundamentalist fundamentalist widespread widespread

3. Importance of religion, by state (2008)

4. South as “Bible Belt” South as “Bible Belt” Two sacraments/rites: Two sacraments/rites: baptism baptism Lord’s Supper/Communion (Eucharist) Lord’s Supper/Communion (Eucharist) Traditional faith Traditional faith supernaturalism supernaturalism most Southerners profess some type of traditional/orthodox beliefs most Southerners profess some type of traditional/orthodox beliefs

5. Importance of the Bible Importance of the Bible sole reference point for belief and practice sole reference point for belief and practice literal interpretation? literal interpretation? King James Version King James Version Good News for Modern Man Good News for Modern Man Importance of the individual Importance of the individual salvation salvation evangelism evangelism

6. Denominations Denominations More than 60 different Baptist organizations in U.S. More than 60 different Baptist organizations in U.S. Southern Baptist is largest (over 16 million members in more than 42,000 churches) Southern Baptist is largest (over 16 million members in more than 42,000 churches) Methodist Methodist Presbyterian Presbyterian Pentecostal/Holiness Pentecostal/Holiness Church of God Church of God Assembly of God Assembly of God Church of the Nazarene Church of the Nazarene Episcopal Episcopal Roman Catholic Roman Catholic

7. A Brief History of Religion in the South Native American religions Native American religions monotheistic monotheistic nature-based nature-based seasons seasons weather weather animals animals plants plants spirits spirits visions visions

8. Europeans introduce Christianity Europeans introduce Christianity Spanish (RC) Florida, Texas Spanish (RC) Florida, Texas French (RC) Mississippi Valley, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama French (RC) Mississippi Valley, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama English (Anglican) Virginia English (Anglican) Virginia Great Awakening Great Awakening 1730s-1740s 1730s-1740s Atlantic coast Atlantic coast fire & brimstone sermons fire & brimstone sermons

9. Roman Catholicism in the South, 2000

10. Second Great Awakening Second Great Awakening 1790s-1830s 1790s-1830s frontier frontier Cane Ridge, KY (1801) Cane Ridge, KY (1801) Results Results widespread conversion widespread conversion increase in law and order increase in law and order increase in vocations increase in vocations increase in education increase in education

11. Slaves and Christianity Slaves and Christianity obedient servant obedient servant slave galleries/balconies slave galleries/balconies slave preachers slave preachers spirituals spirituals Secession and Civil War Secession and Civil War Protestant reaction Protestant reaction Catholic reaction Catholic reaction

12. After Emancipation After Emancipation Jim Crow in religion Jim Crow in religion new denominations new denominations vibrant, energetic, alive vibrant, energetic, alive social networking social networking Third Great Awakening Third Great Awakening 1880s-1910s 1880s-1910s Holiness/Pentecostal movement Holiness/Pentecostal movement Church of God Church of God Church of God with Signs Following Church of God with Signs Following George Went Hensley George Went Hensley serpent handling serpent handling

13. Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement role of organized religion role of organized religion Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Catholic position on segregation/integration Catholic position on segregation/integration Moral Majority (1979) Moral Majority (1979) Jerry Falwell Jerry Falwell Christian Coalition (1988) Christian Coalition (1988) Pat Robertson Pat Robertson

14. Religious fanaticism Religious fanaticism Christ-haunted landscape Christ-haunted landscape Visionary art Visionary art Roadside crosses, shrines, signs Roadside crosses, shrines, signs Paradise Gardens Paradise Gardens Paradise Gardens Paradise Gardens God's Architects God's Architects God's Architects God's Architects God's Architects trailer God's Architects trailer God's Architects trailer God's Architects trailer W.C. Rice’s Cross Garden W.C. Rice’s Cross Garden W.C. Rice’s Cross Garden W.C. Rice’s Cross Garden street evangelists street evangelists

15. Christ-haunted landscape