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Democratic Religion: Freedom, Authority, and Church Discipline in the Baptist South, 1785-1900 (Religion in America) (Updated Edition) by Gregory A. Wills Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-19-516099-1 / 0195160991 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516099-4 / 9780195160994 No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists. Most antebellum southern Baptist churches allowed women and slaves to vote on membership matters and preferred populists preachers who addressed their appeals to the common person. Paradoxic |