William Louis Poteat
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William Louis Poteat
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Author : Randal L. Hall
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-10-17
William Louis Poteat written by Randal L. Hall and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a conservative Baptist slaveholder, became one of the most outspoken southern liberals during his lifetime. He was a rarity in the South for openly teaching evolution beginning in the 1880s, and during his tenure as president of Wake Forest College (1905-1927) his advocacy of social Christianity stood in stark contrast to the zeal for practical training that swept through the New South's state universities. Exceptionally frank in his support of evolution, Poteat believed it represented God at work in nature. Despite repeated attacks in the early 1920s, Poteat stood his ground on this issue while a number of other professors at southern colleges were dismissed for teaching evolution. One of the few Baptists who stressed the social duties of Christians, Poteat led numerous campaigns during the Progressive era for reform on such issues as public education, child labor, race relations, and care of the mentally ill. His convictions were grounded in a respect for high culture and learning, a belief in the need for leadership, and a deep-seated faith in God. Poteat also embodied the struggle with the intellectual compromises that tortured contemporary social critics in the South. Though he took a liberal position on numerous issues, he was a staunch advocate for prohibition and became a strong supporter of eugenics, a position he adopted after following his beliefs in a natural hierarchy and absolute moral order to their ultimate conclusion. Randal Hall's revisionist biography presents a nuanced portrait of Poteat, shedding new light on southern intellectual life, religious development, higher education, and politics in the region during his lifetime.
The Educational Religious And Social Thought Of William Louis Poteat As Expressed In His Writings Including Unpublished Notes And Addresses
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Author : G. McLeod Bryan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
The Educational Religious And Social Thought Of William Louis Poteat As Expressed In His Writings Including Unpublished Notes And Addresses written by G. McLeod Bryan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with categories.
William Louis Poteat Prophet Of Progress
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Author : Suzanne Cameron Linder Hurley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
William Louis Poteat Prophet Of Progress written by Suzanne Cameron Linder Hurley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As one of the key figures in the political and cultural development of North Carolina in the twentieth century, William Louis Poteat lived during a time, from 1856 to 1938, when the scientific and technological progress of mankind was greater than in any comparable period of history. Originally published in 1966. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
William Louis Poteat And The Evolution Controversy
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Author : Harriet Suzanne Cameron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
William Louis Poteat And The Evolution Controversy written by Harriet Suzanne Cameron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Modernist-fundamentalist controversy categories.
Reflections On William Louis Poteat S Youth And Culture After Nine Decades
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Author : Thomas K. Hearn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994*
Reflections On William Louis Poteat S Youth And Culture After Nine Decades written by Thomas K. Hearn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994* with categories.
The Educational Work Of Dr Charles E Taylor
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Author : William Louis Poteat
language : en
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The Educational Work Of Dr Charles E Taylor written by William Louis Poteat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
William Louis Poteat A Thinker In The South
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Author : Randal L. Hall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
William Louis Poteat A Thinker In The South written by Randal L. Hall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Baptists categories.
President Poteat S Opening Address At Wake Forest
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Author : William Louis Poteat
language : en
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President Poteat S Opening Address At Wake Forest written by William Louis Poteat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
William Louis Poteat Prophet Of Progress
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Author : Suzanne Cameron Linder Hurley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
William Louis Poteat Prophet Of Progress written by Suzanne Cameron Linder Hurley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As one of the key figures in the political and cultural development of North Carolina in the twentieth century, William Louis Poteat lived during a time, from 1856 to 1938, when the scientific and technological progress of mankind was greater than in any comparable period of history. Originally published in 1966. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Christianity At The Crossroads
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Author : Paul Anthony Sanchez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Christianity At The Crossroads written by Paul Anthony Sanchez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Liberalism (Religion) categories.
William Louis Poteat played a leading role in spreading liberalism among Baptists in North Carolina and the South. He promoted a liberal vision for Christianity in an attempt to appeal to the cultured elites of the New South. As a leading religious figure and respected public intellectual he aimed to harmonize Christianity with modern notions of authority, and modern values and sentiments, to provide a religion that suited the cosmopolitan image that the professional class of southerners aimed to cultivate for themselves. Poteat became a symbol for liberal religion in the South and helped secure space for Southern Baptist liberals to expand their influence for generations to come. Like theological liberals in the North, Poteat and other liberals in the South reconceptualized Christianity to fit with the higher revelations of modern science and the progressive spirit of the age. His journey to liberalism began by adapting Christianity to fit with Darwinism, which required a new theology of revelation. To make Christianity safe from modern skeptics, he embraced an alternative religious epistemology of religious experience that also created a safe distance from the traditional doctrinal Christianity that he believed to be unbearably outdated. A mission of social redemption replaced the otherworldly hope of traditional Christianity, through which Poteat hoped also to supply fresh relevance for religion in an age that seemed likely to neglect it. He was the most influential Baptist liberal in the South in the first third of the twentiethcentury and he influenced generations of Baptist leaders who embraced liberal Christianity as a respectable religion for the new southern bourgeoisie. Although he faced seasons of fierce opposition for his views, Poteat proved that an outspoken liberal could thrive in the highest places of Southern Baptist leadership, to the resounding praise of liberals across the South.