I just got around to viewing this. The interview is very good and the book will go on my list of things to read. I was particularly interested in Christopher's descriptions of the post-war congregations' turn to the social gospel even while continuing to believe in white supremacy. Fits with threads occurring about the sometime in the American university with the study of indigenous culture
My grandmother was married at St. Paul's. Her father was the Confederate surgeon Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire. We joined St. Paul's in the '70s when I was a teen and we moved back to Richmond. We loved it! Can't wait to read this book.
You must have known "Mac" McGuire. I had the pleasure of interviewing him for the book before he passed. His description of a generational disconnect between himself and the Confederate veterans who annoyed him as a child is a subtle but critical moment in the larger arc of the story.
Yes, Mac was my 2nd cousin--we are on the same line on the family tree although he was about 30 years older than me. I look forward to reading your book, and I need to visit the ACWM again next time I'm in Richmond!
I just got around to viewing this. The interview is very good and the book will go on my list of things to read. I was particularly interested in Christopher's descriptions of the post-war congregations' turn to the social gospel even while continuing to believe in white supremacy. Fits with threads occurring about the sometime in the American university with the study of indigenous culture
My grandmother was married at St. Paul's. Her father was the Confederate surgeon Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire. We joined St. Paul's in the '70s when I was a teen and we moved back to Richmond. We loved it! Can't wait to read this book.
Hi Margaret,
You must have known "Mac" McGuire. I had the pleasure of interviewing him for the book before he passed. His description of a generational disconnect between himself and the Confederate veterans who annoyed him as a child is a subtle but critical moment in the larger arc of the story.
Best,
Chris
Yes, Mac was my 2nd cousin--we are on the same line on the family tree although he was about 30 years older than me. I look forward to reading your book, and I need to visit the ACWM again next time I'm in Richmond!
Look me up when you get here, I'd love to talk.
cg
That would be great! Check out this essay I wrote about Dr. McGuire: https://medium.com/@margaretseiler/a-closet-full-of-skeletons-9c68d96904f5.
What a graceful reflection. Thank you. (Also, dangit, I missed all these sources in the book).
Hi Margaret,
Thanks for sharing. You are going to love this book.