Parker’s Reviews > Preachers with Power: Four Stalwarts of the South > Status Update

Roughly halfway through the book now. I find it somewhat interesting that Kelly offered some gentle criticism of Baker's preaching, but not of Thornwell's.

Reading with a group of seminary friends. Surprisingly, it was the most egregiously Yankee member of the group that chose the book.

I think the introduction surveying the history and character of the Old South has set the tone for the book: Kelly is open about the South's extreme flaws, though careful to nuance the picture with often-neglected factors. Still, I think he comes across a tad defensive of his heritage.