| Religion and the American Civil War Contributor(s): Miller, Randall M. (Editor), Stout, Harry S. (Editor), Wilson, Charles Reagan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195121287 ISBN-13: 9780195121285 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $217.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: The sixteen essays in this volume, all previously unpublished, address the little considered question of the role played by religion in the American Civil War. The authors show that religion, understood in its broadest context as a culture and community of faith, was found wherever the war was found. Comprising essays by such scholars as Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Drew Galpin Faust, Mark Noll, Reid Mitchell, Harry Stout, and Bertram Wyatt-Brown, and featuring an afterword by James Mcpherson, this collection marks the first step towards uncovering this crucial yet neglected aspect of American history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 973.778 |
| LCCN: 97047510 |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Physical Information: 1.35" H x 6.36" W x 9.26" (1.68 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The sixteen essays in this volume, all previously unpublished, address the little considered question of the role played by religion in the American Civil War. The authors show that religion, understood in its broadest context as a culture and community of faith, was found wherever the war was found. Comprising essays by such scholars as Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Drew Gilpin Faust, Mark Noll, Reid Mitchell, Harry Stout, and Bertram Wyatt-Brown, and featuring an afterword by James McPherson, this collection marks the first step towards uncovering this crucial yet neglected aspect of American history. |