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Confession is good for the soul. Herein, it's also revealing of history and historiography. These autobiographical reflections remind us, too, how much the personal informs scholarship. We all might fess up to that fact, as these good people do, and offer more honest reflections of ourselves and the history we write.
--Virginia Magazine of History and BiographyFor any devotee of the field, these rare peeks into the minds and souls of respected colleagues are a treat indeed.
--Journal of Southern History[An] intimate collection . . . These fifteen scholars enlighten specialists or interested outsiders about a discipline that they nurtured and now pass on to the next generation.
--Florida Historical QuarterlyIn the essay in this volume we see something of the making of the scholars who produced landmark studies in southern religious history. . . . Boles's collection is itself a valuable contribution to the study of southern religious history; in fact, one might think of doing the same thing--exploring the origins of academic interest and commitment--for a number of other disciplines as well.
--Fred Hobson "Journal of Southern Religion "A superb compilation. These personal essays represent history at its best via the autobiographical model, and the anthology will become a classic for others to emulate.
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