The Politics of Faith during the Civil War /

"In The Politics of Faith during the Civil War, Timothy L. Wesley examines the engagement of both northern and southern preachers in politics during the American Civil War, revealing an era of denominational, governmental, and public scrutiny of religious leaders. Controversial ministers risked...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wesley, Timothy L., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War > Religious aspects.
Religion and politics.
Religion et politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Religion and politics > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Religious aspects.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preachers, slavery, and antebellum politics
  • The power and place of the wartime northern ministry
  • Partisanship and potential damage: why Americans feared "disloyal" preachers
  • The assault on disloyalty in the northern ministry
  • What the preachers thought: political preachers in the north
  • The confederate ministry
  • Confederate and unionist religious life under the gun
  • Black church leaders and politics in the Civil War.

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