Before scopes : evangelicalism, education, and evolution in Tennessee, 1870-1925 / Charles A. Israel.

Author: Israel, Charles A. (Charles Alan), 1973-

Imprint:Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2004.

Descriptionx, 252 p. ; 23 cm.

Note:Laying foundations : constructing a Christian civilization in the new South -- Reading, writing, and religion : evangelicals and the creation of public education -- Educating ministers and citizens : denominational colleges and universities, 1870-1925 -- From temperance to prohibition : Tennessee evangelicals and the legislation of morality -- Legislating religion into the schools : evangelicals and public education, 1900-1925 -- Evolution and education : science and religion in church and public schools -- Before and after scopes : social Christianity, formal education, and the scopes legacy.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-242) and index.

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