Both Prayed to the Same God: Religion and Faith in the American Civil WarBoth Prayed to the Same God is the first book-length, comprehensive study of religion in the Civil War. While much research has focused on religion in a specific context of the civil war, this book provides a needed overview of this vital yet largely forgotten subject of American History. Writing passionately about the subject, Father Robert Miller presents this history in an accessible but scholarly fashion. Beginning with the religious undertones in the lead up to the war and concluding with consequences on religion in the aftermath, Father Miller not only shows us a forgotten aspect of history, but how our current historical situation is not unprecedented. |
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A thorough, comprehensive and yet eminently readable book about a much neglected area of Civil War studies. With a forward by James McPherson, it fills a real gap in how we look at and study America's greatest conflict. Well done .... check it out!
Contents
The Ignored Civil War | 3 |
Religion and Faith | 11 |
The Great Paradox | 19 |
The Foremost Political Institution in the Country | 31 |
Catalyst for Conflict Comfort in War | 41 |
Third Cousins Alienated | 51 |
Paving the Way for Secession | 61 |
The Invisible Institution | 73 |
Through a Moral LensDarkly | 131 |
Lost Cause Religion | 143 |
Putting a Misconception to Death? | 155 |
The Greatest Wartime Theologian | 165 |
Religious Consequences of the Civil War | 177 |
Authors Note | 189 |
Religious Affiliations | 190 |
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Page ix - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said : " The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
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| Title | Both Prayed to the Same God: Religion and Faith in the American Civil War Both Prayed to the Same God: Religion and Faith in the American Civil War, Robert J. Miller G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Author | Robert J. Miller |
| Publisher | Lexington Books, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0739120565, 9780739120569 |
| Length | 243 pages |
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