Rable, George C.

God's almost chosen peoples a religious history of the American Civil War / [electronic resource] : George C. Rable. - 1st ed. - Chapel Hill [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, c2010. - 586 p. : ill. - The Littlefield history of the Civil War era . - Littlefield history of the Civil War era. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Crises of faith -- Reaping the whirlwind -- Holy war -- Fighting for God and country -- Temptations of the camp -- The shepherds and their sheep -- Christian soldiers -- The God of battles -- Carnage -- War's purpose -- The Lord's work -- Testing faith -- Declension -- Wrath -- Jubilo -- Armies of the Lord -- War comes to the churches -- Citizens, saints, and soldiers -- Thanksgiving and desperation -- The final decrees of providence.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780807899311 (electronic bk.)




United States--History--Religious aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Religion--19th century.


Electronic books.

E635 / .R33 2010

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