A visitation of God northern civilians interpret the Civil War /

This text examines the Civil War from the perspective of the northern laity, those religious civilians whose personal faith influenced their views on politics and slavery, helped them cope with physical separation and death engendered by the war, and enabled them to discern the hand of God in the st...

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Main Author: Scott, Sean A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Laity > United States > History > 19th century.
War > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > 19th century.
Slavery and the church > United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Religious aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > Church history > 19th century.
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Summary:This text examines the Civil War from the perspective of the northern laity, those religious civilians whose personal faith influenced their views on politics and slavery, helped them cope with physical separation and death engendered by the war, and enabled them to discern the hand of God in the struggle to preserve the national Union.
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Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199866557 (ebook) :

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