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For Centuries Ringing Bells Have Signaled The Welcome Of The Christian Church To All Who Would Hear Its Gospel. At Certain Times And In Certain Places, However, Prejudice Has Led The Church To Limit Its Welcome To Its Own Kind. The Southern White Church During The Civil Rights Movement Fell Victim To Racial Prejudice And Its Bells Rang A Welcome Only For Those Who Supported The Segregated Status Quo. Donald E. Collins Tells The Story Of The Alabama-west Florida Methodist Conference And Its Reactions To The Civil Rights Movement. Part Memoir And Part Historical Analysis, Collins Reflects On White Methodists' Struggle To Come To Terms With Their Consciences In The Face Of Racial Change And The Standards Of Christianity's Universal Gospel. With Events In Alabama During The Civil Rights Movement As Backdrop, Collins Tells The Story Of The Challenge That Confronted The Methodist Church During Those Stormy Years. Introduction: The History, Organization, And Ministry Of The Methodist Church -- 1. The Loss Of Innocence: 1950-1955 -- 2. Taking Sides: 1955-1956 -- 3. Tuskegee And Mobile: 1957-1958 -- 4. White Resistance Intensifies: 1958-1959 -- 5. Methodist Layman's Union Vs. The Sit-ins: 1

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Author

Donald Edward Collins

Publisher

Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780865546059

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, History, Humanities

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14