This time, stricken with prostate cancer and symptoms of Parkinson's disease, among other health problems, and reliant on a special lectern that allowed him to sit while preaching, the white-haired Graham held only three services during what was billed as his final domestic crusade. IN JUNE 2005, an elderly Billy Graham returned to New York City, five decades after a foundational moment in his evangelistic career, when he had led a crusade that stretched on for four months in that most secular of American locales. Title.Įvangelical Universalism in the Post- Brown South Southern States-Religious life and customs. Southern States-Social conditions-20th century. Southern States-Race relations-History-20th century. Christianity and politics-Southern States. Civil rights-Southern States-History-20th century. Graham, Billy, 1918– -Political and social views. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Dataīilly Graham and the rise of the Republican South / Steven P. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. history and to encourage synthetic perspectives on social movements and the state, on gender, race, and labor, and on intellectual history and popular culture.Ĭopyright © 2009 University of Pennsylvania PressĪll rights reserved.
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