In the South, politics and religion, specifically Protestant Christianity, are inextricably tied together. Though the…
It is easy to believe that Southern evangelists, especially the more outlandish types, are all homegrown Southerners who proselytize around their home region, but that is not…
In the South, where family is important, mothers play vital roles in our lives as caregivers and housekeepers, as nurses and counselors, even as a family’s moral compass. As…
Though many people think of Deep Southern locations like New Orleans when they think of folk religions and magic, the traditions exist and thrive all over the…
The Devil is a mythic and often-mentioned character in the heavily Christian culture of the South. However, because this figure appears in so…
Writing from western North Carolina, Brenda Kay Ledford provides a general introduction to the culture of the Southern Appalachians. While some outside the South…
Few things define Southern culture like our habit of transposing religion onto anything from government policies and business models to baby names and decorated tote-bags. Whether somebody dies, travels, or takes a math test…