The publication of the encyclopedia of religion in the south in 1984 signaled the rise in the scholarly interest in the study of religion in the south religion has always been part of the cultural. Encyclopedia of religion in the south amazonde hill samuel s lippy charles h wilson charles reagan bucher. Encyclopedia of religion in the south hill samuel s lippy charles h wilson director at the center for the study of southern culture and professor of history charles reagan 9780865547582 amazoncom books flip to back flip to front. Encyclopedia of religion in the south by samuel s hill charles h lippy director at the center for the study of southern culture and professor of history charles reagan wilson hardcover details isbn 978 0 86554 758 2 isbn 10 0 86554 758 0 mercer university press 2005 . Now in an updated second edition encyclopedia of religion in the south is a one volume reference compiled by a trio of professors presenting historical and other information pertaining to religion in the american south in alphabetically organized entries from appalachian religious music and the concept of atonement to the role of religion in the civil rights movement to bishop john freeman young 1820 1885 the entries summarize history in clear terms accessible to the lay