New Christianity for the New South

New Christianity for the New South, Volume 1, provides a detailed biography of William Louis Poteat. Paul Anthony Sanchez examines Poteat's role as the president of Wake Forest College and a central figure in the development of theological liberalism within the early twentieth-century Baptist South. This work of biography and autobiography explores how Poteat advocated for the coexistence of science and faith during a period of intense regional resistance to modern intellectual trends.

The text analyzes the cultural and political landscape of the New South, focusing on debates regarding evolution, education, and biblical interpretation. Sanchez details how Poteat navigated the tensions between the rising professional class and critics of his progressive theology. By documenting Poteat's efforts to modernize Protestantism, this volume illustrates the broader social and religious shifts that defined the modernization of the American South.