Strangers and Friends at the Welcome Table: Contemporary Christianities in the American South

James Hudnut-Beumler *89 journeys through the South, observing many different varieties of Christianity in his book Strangers and Friends at the Welcome Table (University of North Carolina Press). By interviewing people about their beliefs, Hudnut-Beumler finds that Christians in the South range from traditional Baptists to LGBT-supportive congregations and Spanish-language churches.