Keeping the Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives

1. Auflage, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8173-1754-6
Verlag: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Univ of Alabama

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 848 g

Reihe: Religion & American Culture

This historical memoir by the widely recognised scholar, Wayne Flynt, chronicles the inner workings of his academic career at Samford and Auburn Universities, as well as his many contributions to the general history of Alabama. Flynt has travelled the state and the South lecturing and teaching both lay and academic groups, calling on his detailed knowledge of both the history and power structures in Alabama to reveal uncomfortable truths wherever he finds them, whether in academic institutions that fall short of their stated missions, in government and industry leaders who seek and hold power by playing to the fears and prejudices of the public, or in religious groups who abandon their original missions and instead seek financial and emotional comfort in lip service only.<br><br> In doing so he has not only energised those who think the State of Alabama can and must do better, but also has earned the enmity of those who prosper, profit, and prevaricate for their own selfish ends. Nevertheless, Flynt utilises a lifetime of learning and reflection to voice the conscience of his community. <em>Keeping the Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives</em> tells the story of his life and his courageous battles against an indifferent or hostile hierarchy with modesty and honesty. In doing so he tells us how Alabama institutions really are manipulated and, more importantly, why we should care.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Flynt, Wayne

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Wayne Flynt</strong> is a Distinguished University Professor of History at Auburn University and author or coauthor of eleven books, including <em>Alabama in the Twentieth Century; Alabama Baptists: Southern Baptists in the Heart of Dixie; Poor But Proud: Alabama's Poor Whites; Alabama: The History of a Deep South State</em> and <em>Taking Christianity to China: Alabama Missionaries in the Middle Kingdom, 1850-1950</em>. He has been recognised with numerous awards and honours, including the Lillian Smith Book Award, the Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing, the James F. Sulzby Book Award (twice), and the Alabama Library Association Award for nonfiction (twice).