Baptized with the Soil: Christian Agrarians and the Crusade for Rural America, by Kevin M. Lowe
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In the early twentieth century, many Americans were troubled by the way agriculture was becoming increasingly industrial and corporate. Mainline Protestant churches and cooperative organizations began to come together to promote agrarianism: the belief that the health of the nation depended on small rural communities and family farms. In Baptized with the Soil, Kevin M. Lowe offers for the first time a comprehensive history of the Protestant commitment to rural America.Christian agrarians believed that farming was the most moral way of life and a means for people to serve God by taking care of the earth that God created. When the Great Depression hit, Christian agrarians worked harder to keep small farmers on the land. They formed alliances with state universities, cooperative extension services, and each other's denominations. They experimented with ways of revitalizing rural church life--including new worship services like Rural Life Sunday, and new strategies for raising financial support like the Lord's Acre. Because they believed that the earth was holy, Christian agrarians also became leaders in promoting soil conservation. Decades before the environmental movement, they inspired an ethic of environmental stewardship in their congregations. They may not have been able to prevent the spread of industrial agribusiness, but their ideas have helped define significant and long-lasting currents in American culture.
Baptized with the Soil: Christian Agrarians and the Crusade for Rural America, by Kevin M. Lowe- Amazon Sales Rank: #1092939 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.30" h x 1.00" w x 9.30" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 264 pages
Review "Kevin M. Lowe's Baptized with the Soil fills a glaring gap in the history of American agrarianism-mainline Protestant denominations' efforts to support and improve rural life and communities. Lowe's solidly researched, clearly written, and informative analysis explores a variety of topics, from training rural ministers to soil stewardship as a precursor to the environmental movement." --Mark R. Stoll, author of Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism
"Kevin M. Lowe's engaging and wide-ranging history uncovers the efforts of an important and largely forgotten network of twentieth-century Protestant agrarians who espoused a conservationist theology. These activists joined with land-grant colleges and federal officials to advocate for family farming and soil conservation in the era of agribusiness and rural industrialization. This is a timely and significant contribution to the history of American Christianity and its engagement with the environment." --Alison Collis Greene, Assistant Professor of History, Mississippi State University "Long before Silent Spring or the Community Supported Agriculture phenomenon, mainline Protestant agrarians fought for the health of the land, the vitality of rural congregations, and the realization of God's kingdom on earth. Kevin M. Lowe's sensitive and unique study reminds us of their work and demonstrates ways in which spheres often deemed antithetical-Christianity and environmentalism, farm life and modernity, theology and public policy-shared a fruitful past." --Elesha Coffman, author of The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant MainlineAbout the Author Kevin M. Lowe is an independent scholar of American religious history. He received his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 2013.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five Stars By James T. Olsen Great history that informs and shape our present farming conditions……well written and historically documented…very informative….
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Groundbreaking research and writing in a vital aspect of church history By Nurya Love Parish This is among the most important books of church history I've ever read, not least because it recovers a story we desperately need today. Kevin Lowe's detailed research and his clear writing provide contemporary Christian agrarians with a heritage that empowers and encourages this continuing movement. I learned of writers, organizations and initiatives that I never knew existed, and which I will research further. His work answers an unspoken question I have lived with for years: where are the Christians who have worked through the years to glorify God through tending land and community? They are right here in these pages.
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