While God Is Marching On The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers

Name: While God Is Marching On The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers
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ISBN: 9780700612970

ISBN-10: 0700612971

ISBN-13: 9780700612970

Edition: 2001

Authors: Steven E. Woodworth

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The American Civil War not only pitted brother against brother but Christian against Christian. This is a study of soldiers' religious beliefs and how they influenced the course of that tragic conflict. It shows how Christian teaching and practice shaped the worldview of soldiers on both sides.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 10/2/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 406
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface



The Religious Heritage and Beliefs of the Civil War Soldiers



"In Such a Country as This" Christianity in America Before the Civil War



"A Merciful Providence" The Actions of a Sovereign God



"In the Light of God's Throne and the Presence of Jesus" The Life to Come



"Peace with God" The Way of Salvation



"His Grace Is Ever Sufficient for Me" The Christian Life



The Civil War Soldiers, Their Religion, and the Conflict



"We Are the Sword in the Hand of God" Northern Christians View the Early Stages of the War



"God Has Favored Our Cause" Southern Christians View the Early Stages of the War



"The Boys Love Him as a Father" Civil War Chaplains



"To Labor for the Souls of Their Fellow-Men" Army Missionaries and the U.S. Christian Commission



"In the Thickest of the Fight" Religion in the Camp and on the Battlefield, 1861-1862



"A Great Revolution Has Been Wrought" Religion in the Camp and on the Battlefield, 1862-1863



"If We Fall on the Field of Strife" Religion in the Camp and on the Battlefield, 1864-1865



"God Has Chastened Us" Northern Christians View the Concluding Stages of the War



"The Lord Has Forsaken His People" Southern Christians View the Concluding Stages of the War



"We Shall Not Easily Forget" The Soldiers' Religion and the Impact of the Civil War


Notes


Bibliography


Index