Millhands & Preachers: A Study of GastoniaTo explore the question of the church’s role in Western economic systems, Mr. Pope presents a pioneering study of the actual role played by the church in the industrial community Gastonia, North Carolina. He has written a brilliant criticism of the relationship between the textile mills and the churches, with broad implications for industry and church. |
Contents
LIST OF TABLES | xvii |
1 | xxxii |
The Rise of the Cotton Mills | 3 |
The Role of the Churches in the Rise of | 21 |
The Role of the Mills in the Growth of | 36 |
Land in Farms and Average Size of Farms in Gaston | 54 |
Home Ownership and Tenancy in Gaston County 1930 | 64 |
The Emergence of Class Churches | 70 |
Educational Achievement of Ministers Serving Gaston | 108 |
The Control of Churches by Mills | 143 |
Distribution of Control over Major Offices in Gaston | 144 |
The Social Constraint of the Churches | 162 |
The Churches and Specific Economic Questions | 187 |
Stresses | 207 |
A Clash of Cultures | 239 |
Expulsion of the Communists | 285 |
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