A holy baptism of fire and blood : the Bible and the American Civil War
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021].
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
277.3081 BYR
1 available
277.3081 BYR
1 available
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In his Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln said both North and South "read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other." Lincoln quoted several biblical texts in this address - which, according to Frederick Douglass, "sounded more like a sermon than a state paper." The Bible, as Lincoln's famous speech illustrated, saturated the Civil War. In this book, James Byrd offers the most thorough analysis yet of how Americans enlisted scripture to fight the Civil War. As Byrd reveals in this insightful narrative, no book was more important to the Civil War than the Bible. From Massachusetts to Mississippi and beyond, the Bible was the nation's most read and most respected book. It brought to mind sacred history and sacrifice. It presented a drama of salvation and damnation, of providence and judgement. It was also a book of war. Americans cited the Bible in addressing many wartime issues, including slavery, secession, patriotism, federal versus state authority, white supremacy, and violence. In scripture, both Union and Confederate soldiers found inspiration for dying and killing like never before in the nation's history. With approximately 750,000 fatalities, the Civil War was the deadliest of the nation's wars. Americans fought the Civil War with Bibles in hand, with both sides calling the war just and sacred. This is a book about how Americans enlisted the Bible in the nation's most bloody, and arguably most biblically-saturated war"--,Provided by publisher.
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LC Subjects
Bible -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Bible and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Religion and politics -- United States.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
United States -- Religion -- 19th century.
United States -- Religious life and customs.
War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 19th century.
Bible and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Religion and politics -- United States.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
United States -- Religion -- 19th century.
United States -- Religious life and customs.
War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 19th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Byrd, J. P. (2021). A holy baptism of fire and blood: the Bible and the American Civil War . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Byrd, James P., 1965-. 2021. A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Byrd, James P., 1965-. A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War Oxford University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Byrd, James P. A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War Oxford University Press, 2021.
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