A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War Byrd James P.
A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War Byrd James P. In his Second Inaugural Address, delivered as the nation was in the throes of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln…
Specifikacia A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War Byrd James P.
A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War Byrd James P.
In his Second Inaugural Address, delivered as the nation was in the throes of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that both sides read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. Byrd reveals in this insightful narrative, no book was more important to the Civil War than the Bible. He wasn't speaking metaphorically: the Bible was frequently wielded as a weapon in support of both North and South.As James P.
It presented a drama of salvation and damnation, of providence and judgment, of sacred history and sacrifice. From Massachusetts to Mississippi and beyond, the Bible was the nation's most read and respected book. When Americans argued over the issues that divided them -- slavery, secession, patriotism, authority, white supremacy, and violence -- the Bible was the book they most often invoked.
Soldiers fought the Civil War with Bibles
Flags of the American Civil War
Flags of the American Civil War