| God's Rascal: J. Frank Norris and the Beginnings of Southern Fundamentalism Contributor(s): Hankins, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813126118 ISBN-13: 9780813126111 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Religion | Christianity - Baptist |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Religion in the South |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Colorful and outrageous, influential yet despicable, J. Frank Norris was a preacher, newspaper publisher, political activist, and all-around subject of controversy. One of the most despised men in traditional Southern Baptist circles, he was also the man most responsible for bringing hard-edged fundamentalism to the South. Barry Hankins traces Norris, the "Texas Cyclone," from his boyhood in small-town Texas to his death in 1952. Despite scandals, Norris was a man of considerable public influence who traveled the owrkd, corresponded with congressmen, and attended president's Hoover's inaguration at Hoover's invitation. Through his preaching career he battled anyone and everyone he saw as part of the leftist conspiracy to foist liberalism and immorality on America. This account reveals a remarkable man who helped shape the current American religious landscape. |