Issue 33. Christianity & The Civil War

Summary
What did the Civil War mean to the American nation? To God? What were the effects of America's bloodiest war on the life and growth of the Christian Church? How involved was the Church with abolitionist movements and the Underground Railroad? How widely circulated was the Christian apologetic for slavery? What were the soldiers' responses to the Gospel message and revival? Did these responses vary as the war raged on? Find the answers to these questions and more in this informative and insightful issue of Christian History & Biography.

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Inside this issue you'll find:

  • The Puzzling Faith of Abraham Lincoln
    Where was God in this brutal national war? An unbaptized non-churchgoer came up with a profound answer.
  • Also:
    Lincoln's Life—And Key Religious Statements
  • Headed for Heaven or Hell?
    How would Lincoln answer? His political opponent, a famous frontier preacher, wanted to know.
  • The Abolitionists
    Despised and often attacked, they courageously carried the slaves' cause for thirty years. Why have these inescapably Christian men and women been forgotten?
  • Also: American Slavery: How Bad Was It?
    Selections from the most powerful anti-slavery pamphlet ever written
  • Why Christians Should Support Slavery
    Key reasons advanced by southern church leaders
  • Broken Churches, Broken Nation
    When slavery divided America's churches, what could hold the nation together?
  • Revivals in the Camp
    At first, most Civil War soldiers cared little for religion. But as the bloody war dragged on, hundreds of thousands converted to Christ.
  • Also: Reports of the Revival
    The Confederate camp became "a school of Christ."
  • Behind Enemy Lines
    While carrying tracts to Union troops, one preacher was seized by Confederates as a spy.
  • The Gallery:
    • Fighters of Faith
      These Christian generals helped wage the Civil War, and their faith affected how they did it.
    • Firebrands and Visionaries
      Leading people in religion and politics during the Civil War era
  • Also: What About Ulysses S. Grant?
    He was the Union's leading general and twice president of the United States. But he was no saint.
  • Preaching the Holy War
    What did Protestant ministers say about the raging national battle?
  • Also: God Is on Our Side
    Selections from sermons during the Civil War era
  • The Secret Religion of the Slaves
    They often risked floggings to worship God.
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  • Recommended Resources


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