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1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 07 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Marc Cashman. |
| Summary |
The Civil War was a major turning point in American religious thought, argues Mark A. Noll. Although Christian believers agreed with one another that the Bible was authoritative and that it should be interpreted through commonsense principles, there was rampant disagreement about what Scripture taught about slavery. Furthermore, most Americans continued to believe that God ruled over the affairs of people and nations, but they were radically divided in their interpretations of what God was doing in and through the war.In addition to examining what white and black Americans wrote about slavery and race, Noll surveys commentary from foreign observers. Protestants and Catholics in Europe and Canada saw clearly that no matter how much the voluntary reliance on scriptural authority had contributed to the construction of national civilization, if there were no higher religious authority than personal interpretation regarding an issue as contentious as slavery, the resulting public deadlock would amount to a full-blown theological crisis. By highlighting this theological conflict, Noll adds to our understanding of not only the origins but also the intensity of the Civil War. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Slavery and the church -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Slavery -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects.
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United States -- Church history -- 19th century.
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| Added Author |
Cashman, Marc, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781509494729 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1509494723 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13752260 |
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