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Author Rable, George C.

Title God's almost chosen peoples : a religious history of the American Civil War / George C. Rable.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2010]
©2010

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  973.778 RABLE    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  973.778 RAB    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  973.778 RA    Check Shelf
Description 586 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series The Littlefield history of the Civil War era
Littlefield history of the Civil War era.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects.
United States -- Religion -- 19th century.
ISBN 9780807834268 cloth alkaline paper
0807834262 cloth alkaline paper
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