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The politics of faith during the Civil War

Wesley, Timothy L., 1966-

The politics of faith during the Civil War [electronic resource] / Timothy L. Wesley. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (320 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780807150016 9780807150023


Religion and politics--History--United States--19th century.


United States--History--Religious aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865


Electronic books.

E468.9 / .W474 2013

322/.10973