God’s Rascal

Colorful and outrageous, influential yet despicable, J. Frank Norris was a preacher, newspaper publisher, political activist, and all-around subject of controversy. One of the most despised men in traditional Southern Baptist circles, he was also the man most responsible for bringing hard-edged fundamentalism to the South. Barry Hankins traces Norris, the “Texas Cyclone,” from his boyhood in small-town Texas to his death in 1952. Despite scandals, Norris was a man of considerable public influence who traveled the owrkd, corresponded with congressmen, and attended president’s Hoover’s inaguration at Hoover’s invitation. Through his preaching career he battled anyone and everyone he saw as part of the leftist conspiracy to foist liberalism and immorality on America. This account reveals a remarkable man who helped shape the current American religious landscape.

God’s Rascal: J. Frank Norris and the Beginnings of Southern Fundamentalism 1st Edition is written by Barry Hankins and published by The University Press of Kentucky. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for God’s Rascal are 9780813149899, 0813149894 and the print ISBNs are 9780813119854, 0813119855