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The Divine dramatist : George Whitefielf and the rise of modern evangelicalism
Michiganxxiv, 301 p.; 22 cm
Sword of the Spirit Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy. By Andrew Preston. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. viii + 815 pp. 18.00 paper.
Religion and the American Civil War
Edited by Randall M. Miller, Harry S. Stout, and Charles Reagan Wilson Oxford University Press (Paperback; $24.95; ISBN: 0195121295, 10/1998) This collection of essays is the first extended treatment of the relationship between American religious life and the Civil War.... In illuminating the complex relationship of religion and the Civil War, the editors bring together a stellar group of scholars.... This new book opens new scholarly perspectives on the Civil War and shows how religious issues occupied center stage of the conflict that rested on fundamental issues of American self-definition and the emergence of a modern nation.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/mwp_books/1277/thumbnail.jp
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