How Long to Read Hard, Hard Religion

How Long Does it Take to Read Hard, Hard Religion?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 12 minutes to read Hard, Hard Religion by John Hayes

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In his captivating study of faith and class, John Hayes examines the ways folk religion in the early twentieth century allowed the South's poor--both white and black--to listen, borrow, and learn from each other about what it meant to live as Christians in a world of severe struggle. Beneath the well-documented religious forms of the New South, people caught in the region's poverty crafted a distinct folk Christianity that spoke from the margins of capitalist development, giving voice to modern phenomena like alienation and disenchantment. Through haunting songs of death, mystical tales of conversion, grassroots sacramental displays, and an ethic of neighborliness, impoverished folk Christians looked for the sacred in their midst and affirmed the value of this life in this world. From Tom Watson and W. E. B. Du Bois over a century ago to political commentators today, many have ruminated on how, despite material commonalities, the poor of the South have been perennially divided by racism. Through his excavation of a folk Christianity of the poor, which fused strands of African and European tradition into a new synthesis, John Hayes recovers a historically contingent moment of interracial exchange generated in hardship.

How long is Hard, Hard Religion?

Hard, Hard Religion by John Hayes is 251 pages long, and a total of 63,001 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hard, Hard Religion Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Hard, Hard Religion aloud.

What Reading Level is Hard, Hard Religion?

Hard, Hard Religion is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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