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God's almost chosen peoples : a religious history of the American Civil War / George C. Rable.

Van Pelt Library E635 .R33 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rable, George C.
Series:
Littlefield history of the Civil War era
The Littlefield history of the Civil War era
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Religious aspects.
United States.
History.
United States--Religion--19th century.
Religion.
Physical Description:
586 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2010]
Contents:
Crises of faith
Reaping the whirlwind
Holy war
Fighting for God and country
Temptations of the camp
The shepherds and their sheep
Christian soldiers
The God of battles
Carnage
War's purpose
The Lord's work
Testing faith
Declension
Wrath
Jubilo
Armies of the Lord
War comes to the churches
Citizens, saints, and soldiers
Thanksgiving and desperation
The final decrees of providence.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780807834268
0807834262
OCLC:
607975631

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