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Definition:
The term Bible Belt is a colloquial expression in the United States referring to
the region where a majority of people are
fundamentalists.
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Further Reading:
Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt
What is the "Bible Belt" and how did it originate? Why is it that the location of the most conservative strains of Christianity moved from New England down to the South? Much has been written about Southern evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity in America, some of it positive and some of it negative. But not a lot has been written about its very earliest origins - how a mostly Anglican region based upon money and commerce was converted to the Baptist and Methodist denominations. Read Review... | Compare Prices
