| The Religious Life of Robert E. Lee Contributor(s): Cox, R. David (Author), Noll, Mark a. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802874827 ISBN-13: 9780802874825 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016050798 |
| Series: Library of Religious Biography (Lrb) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first close examination of how Robert E. Lee's faith shaped his life Robert E. Lee was many things--accomplished soldier, military engineer, college president, family man, agent of reconciliation, polarizing figure. He was also a person of deep Christian conviction. In this biography of the famous Civil War general, R. David Cox shows how Lee's Christian faith shaped his crucial role in some of the most pivotal events in American history. Delving into family letters and other primary sources--some of them newly discovered--Cox traces the lifelong development of Lee's convictions and how they influenced his decisions to stand with Virginia over against the Union and later to support reconciliation and reconstruction in the years after the Civil War. Faith was central to Lee's character, Cox argues--so central that it directed and redirected his life, especially in the aftermath of defeat. |
Contributor Bio(s): Noll, Mark A.: - Mark A. Noll is Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame.Noll, Mark a.: - Mark A. Noll is Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. |