Publication

2019-02-20 - University Press of Kansas

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100700627669
  • ISBN-139780700627660
  • Library of Congress Control Number2018050988
  • OCLC Control Number1066118112
  • Better World Books9780700627660
and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCE635.M54 2019
  • LCCE635 .M54 2019

Description

"The American Civil War era cannot be fully explained without understanding religion's role in the conflict.* The goal of this book is to shed light on how chaplains and missionaries interacted with the flock of male soldiers within the bloody, fratricidal conflict known as the American Civil War. What was their role in wartime religious life? How did they respond to the challenges of war? What aspects of religiosity did they abandon and what did they embrace? How did soldiers respond to the work of these spiritual leaders? Through Civil War soldiers' diaries, letters, and memoirs, Ben Miller examines the work done by chaplains and missionaries, with a particular emphasis on their role in religious space--battlefields, camps, hospitals, and prisons. * "Religion" is understood in this context as Christianity, as over 95% of the US population identified as Christian at this tim"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • In God's Presence: Chaplains, Missionaries, and Religious Space during the American Civil WarHardcoverUniversity Press of Kansas2019-02-20

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