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title: 'The Changing South and the Presbyterian Church in the United States'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Ernest Trice Thompson'
date: 1950-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Domestic Missions'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/thompson-1950-the-changing-south-and-the-presbyterian-church-in-the-united-states
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# The Changing South and the Presbyterian Church in the United States

Analysis of mid-20th-century social and demographic shifts in the American South and implications for the Presbyterian Church’s mission, rural decline, and urban strategy.

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